Hypertext Webster Gateway: "miosis"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
miosis
n 1: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in
sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into
four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number
(leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
[syn: {meiosis}, {reduction division}]
2: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in
response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the
pupil to become smaller [syn: {light reflex}, {pupillary
reflex}, {myosis}]
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