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adj
Pertaining to or causing mydriasis (the dilation of the pupil of the eye).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A drug that causes mydriasis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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noun
a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mydriatic drug
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drug
Narrower terms: atropine
History
Etymology tree English mydriasis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English mydriatic From mydriasis + -ic.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
