mydriatic
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of mydriatic
First recorded in 1850–55; mydria(sis) + -tic
Example Sentences
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If you happen to remember your botany, you’ll recall that its longer name is Datura stramonium—and it’s a strong mydriatic.
From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Lundsford, Hugh
No local treatment is called for except the shading of the eyes and in most cases the use of a mydriatic to prevent synechiae when the iris is involved.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
It may be explained for the sake of our student readers that the word mydriatic is derived from the Greek mudriasis, which means paralysis of the pupil.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 by Various
They are all, like atropine, mydriatic alkaloids, so-called from the effect on the eye.
From The Social Gangster by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
That is one of the effects of the mydriatic alkaloids, of which this is one.
From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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