my|dri|a|sis

my|dri|a|sis
my|dri|a|sis «mih DRY uh sihs, my-», noun.
excessive dilation of the pupil of the eye, as the result of disease, drugs, or the like.
[< Latin mydriāsis < Greek mydríāsis]

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