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Preferred term

Miosis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Pupillary constriction. This may result from congenital absence of the dilatator pupillary muscle, defective sympathetic innervation, or irritation of the CONJUNCTIVA or CORNEA.

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Entry terms

  • Constricted Pupil
  • Miosis, Persistent
  • Pupillary Miosis
  • Small Pupil

In other languages

  • French

  • Constriction pupillaire
  • Myosis pupillaire

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-B6MZHZWH-3

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