Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miosis

/maɪˈoʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: mio-sis
IPA: /maɪˈoʊsɪs/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Contraction of the pupil of the eye.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative spelling of meiosis.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Horner's syndrome consists of typically unilateral miosis and eyelid ptosis, and absent forehead sweating."
"Though some condemn rhetoric as the mother of lies, speaking more than the truth in hyperboles, less in her miosis, otherwise in her metaphors, contrary in her ironies, yet is there excellent use of all these […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μύω (múō) Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English miosis From Ancient Greek μύω (múō, “to close the eyes”) + English -osis.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: μείωσις

Usage

Inflected Forms

mioses (plural) myosis (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

miotic

Synonyms

light reflex pupillary reflex myosis meiosis reduction division

Homonyms

meiosis

Antonyms

mydriasis

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

How do you pronounce miosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /maɪˈoʊsɪs/.
What does miosis mean?: Contraction of the pupil of the eye.
Where does miosis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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