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mydriasis

/mɪˈdɹaɪ ə sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
my-dri-a-sis
IPA
/mɪˈdɹaɪ ə sɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having abnormally large and dilated pupils due to illness or narcotics, particularly stimulants such as methamphetamine, cocaine, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin mydriasis, from Ancient Greek μυδρίᾱσις (mudríāsis, “undue enlargement of the pupil”), from μύδρος (múdros, “mass of red hot material in a forge”), possibly because the pupil is particularly bright or sparkling when dilated, or because of the red eye effect when exposed to a flash of light.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mydriases (plural)

Derived Forms

mydriatic

Frequently Paired Words

anisocoria

Antonyms

miosis

Questions

How do you pronounce mydriasis?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪˈdɹaɪ ə sɪs/.
What does mydriasis mean?
The condition of having abnormally large and dilated pupils due to illness or narcotics, particularly stimulants such as methamphetamine, cocaine, etc.
Where does mydriasis come from?
From Latin mydriasis, from Ancient Greek μυδρίᾱσις (mudríāsis, “undue enlargement of the pupil”), from μύδρος (múdros, “mass of red hot material in a forge”), possibly because the pupil is particularly bright or sparkling when dilated, or because of the red eye effect when exposed to a flash of light.

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