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Definition of Mydriatic
1. Noun. A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations.
Definition of Mydriatic
1. a. Causing dilatation of the pupil.
Definition of Mydriatic
1. Adjective. that dilates the pupils of the eyes ¹
2. Noun. A drug having this effect ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mydriatic
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Medical Definition of Mydriatic
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Literary usage of Mydriatic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1881)
"He concludes, therefore, that there occur in nature only two mydriatic alkaloids—
namely, atropine and hyoscyamine. In continuation of previous papers, ..."
2. Ophthalmic review (1891)
"Insanity following the Use of a mydriatic.—Dr. Taylor reported a case in which
a four ... Had the mydriatic any influence in precipitating the attack ? ..."
3. Radiant Energy and the Ophthalmic Lens by Frederick Booth (1921)
"mydriatic.—The purpose of a mydriatic is to temporarily dilate the pupil. ...
A mydriatic is sometimes administered in making the ophthalmoscopic ..."
4. A Text-book of Pharmacology and Therapeutics by Arthur Robertson Cushny (1899)
"The tincture of gelsemium has l>cen employed as a mydriatic in ophthalmology,
lint it presents no advantages over the more generally used preparations of ..."
5. Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy: Including the Special by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1909)
"... is sometimes used as a mydriatic and paralyzer of accommodation, its effects
passing off more rapidly than those of atropine. ..."
6. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection by Alexander Wynter Blyth, Meredith Wynter Blyth (1906)
"... will contain enough of the poison to kill a small bird or a mouse, if administered
in the ordinary way.* VI.—The mydriatic Group of Alkaloids—Atropine— ..."
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