Miosis Synonyms

mīōsis
(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)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. meiosis
  2. reduction-division
Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. light reflex
  2. pupillary reflex
  3. myosis