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Definition of Mydriasis
1. Noun. Reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs.
Definition of Mydriasis
1. n. A long-continued or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye.
Definition of Mydriasis
1. Noun. (medicine) The condition of having abnormally large and dilated pupils due to disease or drugs, particularly stimulants such as (meth)amphetamines, cocaine, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mydriasis
1. [n -DRIASES]
Medical Definition of Mydriasis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mydriasis
Literary usage of Mydriasis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"The pathological alterations of the diameter of the pupil comprise
dilatation (mydriasis), and contraction (miosis) of the pupil. Either of these
conditions ..."
2. The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery by Thomas Wharton Jones (1863)
"mydriasis. mydriasis, unaccompanied by any other disturbance of vision than is
accounted for by the state of the pupil, viz., dazzling, confusion, ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1887)
"A NEW CAUSE OF mydriasis. ... 1887) calls attention to bronchial and pneumonic
affections as frequent sources of unilateral (sometimes bilateral) mydriasis. ..."
4. A Practical Treatise on Ophthalmology by Lawrance Webster Fox (1920)
"Paralytic mydriasis may result from intracranial pressure, from the toxins ...
mydriasis. Spastic mydriasis, also called spasmodic or irritation mydriasis, ..."
5. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat: A Manual for Students and Practitioners by Howard Charles Ballenger, Adolphus George Wippern (1917)
"mydriasis, or dilatation of the pupil, may be spasmodic or paralytic. ...
Paralytic mydriasis is much more common, and is due to paresis or paralysis of the ..."
6. A Treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Lawrence (1854)
"mydriasis, when it exists alone, or in conjunction with paralysis of the muscles
supplied ... These points are obscure where mydriasis is the sole symptom. ..."
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