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miosis

/mai'әusis/

📖 中文释义

  1. n. [生](生殖细胞的)成熟分裂,减数分裂, [医]瞳孔缩小

🔗 释义中的汉语词

📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. n (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)
  2. n reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller