Myoses

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  myosis
       n 1: an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and
            featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn:
             {epidemic pleurodynia}, {epidemic myalgia}, {diaphragmatic
            pleurisy}, {Bornholm disease}]
       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}, {miosis}]
       [also: {myoses} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  myoses
       See {myosis}