Mydriasis


[mi-drahy-uh-sis, mahy-] /mɪˈdraɪ ə sɪs, maɪ-/

noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye, as the result of disease, drugs, or the like.
/mɪˈdraɪəsɪs; maɪ-/
noun
1.
abnormal dilation of the pupil of the eye, produced by drugs, coma, etc

mydriasis my·dri·a·sis (mĭ-drī’ə-sĭs)
n.
Prolonged abnormal dilation of the pupil of the eye induced by a drug or caused by disease.

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