Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.

Definition: Mydriasis |
MydriasisNoun1. Reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Mydriasis \My*dri"a*sis\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Dilation of pupils to greater than 6 mm combined with failure of the pupils to constrict when stimulated with light. This condition may occur due to injury of the pupillary fibers in the oculomotor nerve, in acute angle-closure glaucoma, and in Adie syndrome. (references) |
Medicine | Great dilatation of the pupil. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mydriasis."
Crosswords: Mydriasis |
| Specialty definitions using "mydriasis": Cyclopentolate. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Mydriasis" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (pupillary dilation). |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
mydriasis | 24 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "mydriasis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | rozšíření zřítelnic oèí. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | mydriasis, pupiludvidelse, pupildilatation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | mydriasis, pupilverwijding (pupil dilation, pupillary dilation), pupildilatatie (pupillary dilation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | mustuaisten laajeneminen, mustuaisen laajeneminen, pupilladilataatio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | mydriase, dilatation pupillaire, corectasie, corédiastole. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Mydriasis (pupillary dilation), Pupillenerweiterung (dilation of the pupil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μυδρίαση (pupil dilation, pupillary dilation), διαστολή της κόρης. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | midriasi, dilatazione pupillare (pupillary dilation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lheanaghey sooilley. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ydriasismay midríase, corectasia. (various references) midriazã. (various references) midriasis (pupil dilation, pupillary dilation), platicoria, corodiastasis, corediastasis, corectasia. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "mydriasis" (pronounced 'My*dri"a*sis'): Abiogenesis, Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, Adipolysis, AEsthesis, Agamogenesis, Agenesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Amphigenesis, Amylogenesis, Amylolysis, Anabasis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anagnorisis, Anamnesis, Anamorphosis, Anapophysis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Ankylostomiasis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Anthropomorphosis, Antimetathesis, Antiperistasis, Antiphrasis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Antithesis, Aparithmesis, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Aphesis, Apodosis, Aponeurosis, Apophasis, Apophysis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-i-i-m-r-s-s-y" | |
-2 letters: disarms, dismays, midairs, missaid, myiasis, myriads, saiyids. | |
-3 letters: disarm, dismay, midair, missay, myasis, myriad, mysids, sadism, saiyid, sayids, simars, yairds. | |
-4 letters: amids, amirs, amiss, arsis, dairy, daisy, diary, drams, drays, imids, irids, maids, mairs, massy, midis, missy, mysid, radii, raids, sadis, saids, sards, saris, sayid, simar, simas, yaird, yards, yirds. | |
-5 letters: aids, aims, airs. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-i-i-m-r-s-s-y" | |
+3 letters: dissimilarly. | |
+4 letters: dissimilarity, dissimilatory, myocarditises. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 79 64 72 69 61 73 69 73 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
|
| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
|
| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
|
| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
|
Morse Code (1836) (references)-- -.--. -.. .-. .. .- ... .. ... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
|
Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01111001 01100100 01110010 01101001 01100001 01110011 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M y d r i a s i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0079 0064 0072 0069 0061 0073 0069 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
|
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)479170847567857585 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Rhymes 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.