How to pronounce "miosis"

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Meanings and definitions of "miosis"

Noun

(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)

Synonyms:

• meiosis
• miosis
• reduction division

Noun

reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

Synonyms:

• light reflex
• pupillary reflex
• miosis
• myosis