Definition of Iridal

1. a. Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow; prismatic; as, the iridal colors.

Definition of Iridal

1. Adjective. (rare) Pertaining to a rainbow. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: chiefly medicine) Pertaining to the iris of the eye. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Iridal

1. pertaining to the iris of the eye [adj]

Medical Definition of Iridal

1. Relating to the iris. Synonym: iridial, iridian, iridic. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Iridal

irenicon
irenicons
irenics
irenology
ires
irestone
irestones
irhtemite
iri-
iriambilanja
irian
irid
irid-
iridaceous
iridaceous plant
iridal (current term)
iridarsenite
iridate
iridates
irideal
iridectomies
iridectomy
iridencleisis
irideous
irideraemia
irides
iridesce
iridesced
iridescence
iridescences

Literary usage of Iridal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The London Medical Gazette (1846)
"Thh peculiar dilatation of pupil upon the influx of light, is more rare in rabbits than in dogs ; because the spino-iridal nervous supply is less energetic, ..."

2. The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of (1857)
"It was accordingly to be inferred, that the iridal sympathetic comes either from the ganglionic chain or from the spinal marrow. But as section of the nerve ..."

3. Stimulants and Narcotics, Their Mutual Relations: With Special Researches on by Francis Edmund Anstie (1864)
"Under such circumstances, the condition of the iridal vessels is by no means one of inactivity ; on the contrary, the blood circulates through them with ..."

4. Scientific Papers by Sir Thomas Richard Fraser, Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, Sir William Chandler Roberts-Austen, James Foulis, George Witt, William Simpson, Robert John Lechmere Guppy, Jabez Hogg, James Glaisher (1862)
"I have already expressed an opinion that iridal changes appear to require the co-operation of ... Therefore, were these the only causes of iridal movement, ..."

5. The London Medical Gazette (1846)
"Thh peculiar dilatation of pupil upon the influx of light, is more rare in rabbits than in dogs ; because the spino-iridal nervous supply is less energetic, ..."

6. The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of (1857)
"It was accordingly to be inferred, that the iridal sympathetic comes either from the ganglionic chain or from the spinal marrow. But as section of the nerve ..."

7. Stimulants and Narcotics, Their Mutual Relations: With Special Researches on by Francis Edmund Anstie (1864)
"Under such circumstances, the condition of the iridal vessels is by no means one of inactivity ; on the contrary, the blood circulates through them with ..."

8. Scientific Papers by Sir Thomas Richard Fraser, Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, Sir William Chandler Roberts-Austen, James Foulis, George Witt, William Simpson, Robert John Lechmere Guppy, Jabez Hogg, James Glaisher (1862)
"I have already expressed an opinion that iridal changes appear to require the co-operation of ... Therefore, were these the only causes of iridal movement, ..."

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