mydriatic

American  

[mid-ree-at-ik] / ˌmɪd riˈæt ɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to or producing mydriasis.

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noun

1. a mydriatic drug.

mydriatic British  

/ ˌmɪdrɪˈætɪk /

adjective

1. relating to or causing mydriasis

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noun

1. a mydriatic drug

Etymology

Origin of mydriatic

First recorded in 1850–55; mydria(sis) + -tic

Example Sentences

No local treatment is called for except the shading of the eyes and in most cases the use of a mydriatic to prevent synechiae when the iris is involved.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

That is one of the effects of the mydriatic alkaloids, of which this is one.

From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

If a case of iritis be left to itself or treated without the use of a mydriatic, posterior synechiae almost invariably form.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

They are all, like atropine, mydriatic alkaloids, so-called from the effect on the eye.

From The Social Gangster by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

The thing puzzled me until I recalled that the Latin name of jimson weed is Datura stramonium; then, in a flash, it came to me that stramonium is a powerful mydriatic.

From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace