PUPILLARY REFLEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pupillary reflex mean? 

• PUPILLARY REFLEX (noun)
  The noun PUPILLARY REFLEX has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PUPILLARY REFLEX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUPILLARY REFLEX (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

light reflex; miosis; myosis; pupillary reflex

Hypernyms ("pupillary reflex" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)