Definition of 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
    - light reflex - pupillary reflex
  • (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)
    - reduction division
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Unscramble miosis

32 unscramble word found using the letters miosis.
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