mydriasis

[ mi-drahy-uh-sis, mahy- ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye, as the result of disease, drugs, or the like.

Origin of mydriasis

1
1650–60; <Latin mydriāsis<Greek mydríāsis

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mydriasis

/ (mɪˈdraɪəsɪs, maɪ-) /


noun
  1. abnormal dilation of the pupil of the eye, produced by drugs, coma, etc

Origin of mydriasis

1
C17: via Late Latin from Greek; origin obscure

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