Preferred Label : miosis;
MeSH definition : Pupillary constriction. This may result from congenital absence of the dilatator pupillary
muscle, defective sympathetic innervation, or irritation of the CONJUNCTIVA or CORNEA.;
MeSH synonym : persistent mioses; mioses, persistent; pupil, constricted; pupillary miosis; constricted pupil; constricted pupils; mioses; small pupil; pupil, small; pupils, small; small pupils; mioses, pupillary; miosis, pupillary; pupillary mioses; pupils, constricted; miosis, persistent; persistent miosis;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with MEIOSIS nor with MITOSIS, both cell division concepts;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miosis;
Origin ID : D015877;
UMLS CUI : C0026205;
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- MIOSIS [WHO-ART Preferred Term]
- Miosis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
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- MIOSIS [WHO-ART Preferred Term]
- Miosis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
Pupillary constriction. This may result from congenital absence of the dilatator pupillary
muscle, defective sympathetic innervation, or irritation of the CONJUNCTIVA or CORNEA.