"miosis" in the noun sense
1. meiosis, miosis, reduction division
genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
2. light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, myosis
reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
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