miosis

Noun

reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

synonym

light reflex myosis pupillary reflex
derivation

miotic
hypernym

inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex physiological reaction reflex reflex action reflex response unconditioned reflex

(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)

synonym	meiosis reduction division
domain topic	genetic science genetics
hypernym	cell division cellular division
hyponym	nondisjunction
mero part	anaphase cytokinesis karyokinesis metaphase prophase segregation telophase

miosis vs cell division miosis vs cellular division miosis vs inborn reflex miosis vs innate reflex miosis vs instinctive reflex miosis vs light reflex miosis vs meiosis miosis vs miotic miosis vs myosis miosis vs nondisjunction miosis vs physiological reaction miosis vs pupillary reflex miosis vs reduction division miosis vs reflex miosis vs reflex action miosis vs reflex response miosis vs unconditioned reflex

Other words that start with: “M”, “MI”, “MIO”, “MIOS” or end with: “S”, “IS”, “SIS”, “OSIS”.

Other nouns that start with: “M”, “MI”, “MIO”, “MIOS” or end with: “S”, “IS”, “SIS”, “OSIS”.

Words unscrambled from / built with letters: “MIOSIS”.

synonym	light reflex myosis pupillary reflex
derivation	miotic
hypernym	inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex physiological reaction reflex reflex action reflex response unconditioned reflex