myosis
noun
1 myosis
An acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest).
synonyms: Bornholm disease, diaphragmatic pleurisy, epidemic myalgia, epidemic pleurodynia.
Polish: nagminne zapalenie mięśni, nagminna pleurodynia, choroba bornholmska
2 myosis
Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller.
synonyms: light reflex, miosis, pupillary reflex.
Polish: mioza
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