Dictionary Results for miosis
1. miosis - noun · (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) Synonym(s): meiosis, reduction_division Hypernym(s): cell_division, cellular_division
2. miosis - noun · reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller Synonym(s): light_reflex, pupillary_reflex, myosis Hypernym(s): reflex, reflex_response, reflex_action, instinctive_reflex, innate_reflex, inborn_reflex, unconditioned_reflex, physiological_reaction
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