miosis
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miosis¹
- /maɪˈoʊsɪs/
Sounds like meiosis · Rhymes with -əʊsɪs
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μύω (múō, “to close the eyes”) + English -osis.
noun mioses · myosis
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Contraction of the pupil of the eye
Horner's syndrome consists of typically unilateral miosis and eyelid ptosis, and absent forehead sweating.
Opposite: mydriasis
miosis²
- /maɪˈoʊsɪs/
Sounds like meiosis · Rhymes with -əʊsɪs
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μείωσις (meíōsis).
noun mioses
- Alternative spelling of meiosis Though some condemn rhetoric as the mother of lies, speaking more than the truth in hyperboles, less in her miosis, otherwise in her metaphors, contrary in her ironies, yet is there excellent use of all these […]
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Talk about this word "miosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/miosis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. miosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/miosis "miosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/miosis.Cite this
@misc{miosis_2026,
title = {miosis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miosis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
