miotic /mi·ot·ic/ (mi-ot´ik)
Miotic
miotic
miotic [mi-ot´ik]
miotic (mēot´ik),
1. pertaining to, characterized by, or producing miosis.
2. an agent that causes contraction of the pupil.
mi·ot·ic (m - t  k)n. A substance that causes constriction of the pupil of the eye. adj. Characterized by, involving, or causing miosis. |
Miotic
A drug that causes pupils to contract.
Mentioned in: Glaucoma
miotic
[mē·ot′ik]
1 adj, pertaining to miosis.
2 adj, causing constriction of the pupil of the eye.
3 n, any substance or pharmaceutic, such as pilocarpine, that causes constriction of the pupil of the eye. Such agents are used in the treatment of glaucoma.
miotic [mi-ot´ik]
1. pertaining to, characterized by, or causing miosis (contraction of the pupil).
2. an agent that so acts.
miotic (mēot´ik),
n a drug that constricts the pupil.
miotic
1. pertaining to, characterized by or causing miosis.
2. an agent that causes contraction of the pupil.
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