miosis

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• August 21. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  miosis — noun — english

  (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)

• February 29. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  miosis — noun — english

  reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller