- miotic drug
- nouna drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)• Syn: ↑myotic drug, ↑miotic, ↑myotic• Hypernyms: ↑drug
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miotic — I noun a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) • Syn: ↑miotic drug, ↑myotic drug, ↑myotic • Hypernyms: ↑drug II adjective of or relating to or causing constriction of the … Useful english dictionary
miotic — /muy ot ik/, adj. 1. pertaining to or producing miosis. n. 2. a miotic drug. Also, myotic. [1860 65; MIO(SIS) + TIC] * * * … Universalium
miotic — mi•ot•ic or my•ot•ic [[t]maɪˈɒt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) med pertaining to or producing miosis 2) med a miotic drug • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
miotic — /maɪˈɒtɪk/ (say muy otik) adjective 1. relating to, producing, or suffering from miosis. –noun 2. a miotic drug. Also, myotic …
miotic — 1. Relating to or characterized by constriction of the pupil. 2. An agent that causes the pupil to constrict so that the pupils are small. * * * mi·ot·ic also my·ot·ic ät ik n an agent that causes miosis miotic also myotic adj relating to or… … Medical dictionary
miotic — n. a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to contract by constricting the ciliary muscle (see ciliary body). Miotics, such as pilocarpine, are used to reduce the pressure in the eye in the treatment of glaucoma: contraction of the ciliary muscle … The new mediacal dictionary
myotic drug — noun a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) • Syn: ↑miotic drug, ↑miotic, ↑myotic • Hypernyms: ↑drug … Useful english dictionary
myotic — I noun a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) • Syn: ↑miotic drug, ↑myotic drug, ↑miotic • Hypernyms: ↑drug II adjective of or relating to or causing constriction of the … Useful english dictionary
pilocarpine — An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of Pilocarpus; Microphyllus or P. jaborandi (family Rutaceae), shrubs of the West Indies and tropical America; a parasympathomimetic agent used as a diaphoretic, sialogogue, and stimulant of intestinal… … Medical dictionary
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