miotic

English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɪˈɒtɪk/
  • Homophone: meiotic
  • Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

miotic (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Causing miosis (the constriction of the pupil of the eye).
    Opium is a miotic drug.

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Noun

miotic (plural miotics)

  1. Any drug that causes miosis.
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