myosis

Letters that make myosis

s, o, m, i, y are letters that make 'myosis'

Words within myosis

os, OS, si, SI, sis, Os, Si are words within 'myosis'

2 possible definitions for 'myosis'

Myosis as "an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)"

Under this definition, myosis is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

diaphragmatic pleurisy, epidemic pleurodynia, epidemic myalgia, Bornholm disease have the same meaning as 'myosis'

myosis as a type

'myosis' can be a type of epidemic disease.

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

Under this definition, myosis is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis have the same meaning as 'myosis'

myosis as a type

'myosis' can be a type of instinctive reflex, reflex, reflex response, reflex action, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction.

Derivatives of myosis

miotic, myotic are derivatives of 'myosis'.


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