mydriasis
mydriasis (mid-ry-ă-sis) n. widening of the pupil, which occurs normally in dim light. The commonest cause of prolonged mydriasis is drug therapy (see mydriatic) or injury to the eye. See also cycloplegia. Compare miosis.
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