pupilla
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pupil
(P) [pu´pil]the opening in the center of the iris through which light enters the eye; see also Plate 17.
Adie's pupil tonic pupil.
Argyll Robertson pupil one that is miotic and responds to accommodation effort, but not to light.
fixed pupil a pupil that does not react either to light or on convergence, or in accommodation.
Hutchinson's pupil one that is dilated while the other is not.
tonic pupil a usually unilateral condition of the eye in which the affected pupil is larger than the other, responds to accommodation and convergence in a slow, delayed fashion, and reacts to light only after prolonged exposure to dark or light; see also adie's syndrome. Called also Adie's pupil.
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pu·pil (p),
(pyū'pĭl), [TA]The circular orifice in the center of the iris, through which the light rays enter the eye.
Synonym(s): pupilla [TA]
[L. pupilla]
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pu·pil
(p) (pyū'pil) [TA]The circular orifice in the center of the iris, through which light rays enter the eye.
Synonym(s): pupilla [TA] .
Synonym(s): pupilla [TA] .
[L. pupilla]
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