mioses

Meanings

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
• plural of miosis

Synonyms

light reflex, meiosis, miosis, myosis, pupillary reflex, reduction division