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Constriction Of The Pupil Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MIOSIS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: MIOSIS

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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)

• reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

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noun

• an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)

• reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

41%7 Pharmaceutics for pupil constriction
adjective

• of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye

noun

• a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)

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New York Times28 Jan 2004 Across 20
New York Times07 Nov 2000 Across 22
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