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Definition: Myosis |
MyosisNoun1. An acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest). 2. Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Myosis \My*o"sis\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression to close the eyes or lips.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: MyosisSynonyms: diaphragmatic pleurisy (n), epidemic myalgia (n), epidemic pleurodynia (n), light reflex (n), miosis (n), pupillary reflex (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Myosis |
| Etymologies containing "myosis": Myotic. (references) |
| 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 |
myosis | 13 |
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| Language | Translations for "myosis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Turkish | göz bebeğinin ufalanması. (various references) | |
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| Words rhyming with "myosis" (pronounced 'My*o"sis'): Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, AEsthesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anamnesis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Aponeurosis, Aposiopesis, apsis, Archebiosis, Arsis, Arteriosclerosis, Arthrosis, Asepsis, Athetosis, Autokinesis, Auxesis, Basis, Biognosis, Calliopsis, Cardiosclerosis, Cariopsis, Caryopsis, Catachresis, Chemosis, Chlorosis, Chromidrosis, Cillosis, Cirrhosis, Classis, Coenesthesis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-m-o-s-s-y" | |
-1 letter: misos, missy, mossy. | |
-2 letters: isms, miso, miss, moss, sims, soys. | |
-3 letters: ism, mis, mos, oms, sim, sis, som, sos, soy, yom. | |
-4 letters: is, mi, mo, my, om, os, oy, si, so, yo. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-m-o-s-s-y" | |
+1 letter: mycosis, myosins, zymosis. | |
+2 letters: bogyisms, fogyisms, isozymes, lissomly, misyokes, myositis, myosotis, soymilks, symbions, symbiots, symposia. | |
+3 letters: boyarisms, chymosins, cronyisms, hemolysis, homolysis, lissomely, lobbyisms, loyalisms, rowdyisms, royalisms, syllogism, symbionts, symbioses, symbiosis, symbiotes, symbolise, symbolism, symbolist, symposium, thymosins, toadyisms, yahooisms. | |
+4 letters: amylopsins, commissary, dysprosium, ecchymosis, hemolysins, hemoptysis, hylozoisms, hypnotisms, impossibly, isoenzymes, misemploys, misogynies, misogynist, missiology, missionary, myositises, myosotises, mysterious, polysemies, promissory, seismology, syllogisms, symbolised, symbolises, symbolisms, symbolists, symbolizes, symphonies, symphonist, symposiast, symposiums, synonymies, synonymist, voyeurisms. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 79 6F 73 69 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- -.--. --- ... .. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01111001 01101111 01110011 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M y o s i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0079 006F 0073 0069 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)479181857585 |
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