myosis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
myosis
noun variant spelling of miosis.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
miosis /mʌɪˈəʊsɪs/ (also myosis)
noun excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye.
– derivatives
miotic adjective.
– origin C19: from Gk muein ‘shut the eyes’ + -osis.
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