MYOTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does myotic mean? 

• MYOTIC (noun)
  The noun MYOTIC has 1 sense:

1. a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)

  Familiarity information: MYOTIC used as a noun is very rare.

• MYOTIC (adjective)
  The adjective MYOTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye

  Familiarity information: MYOTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYOTIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

miotic; miotic drug; myotic; myotic drug

Hypernyms ("myotic" is a kind of...):

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

• MYOTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or causing constriction of the pupil of the eye

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

miotic; myotic

Context example:

a miotic drug

Pertainym:

myotic drug (a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye))

Derivation:

myosis (reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller)