Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

argyll robertson pupil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: ar-gyl-l robert-son pupil
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sign of neurosyphilis in which a bilateral small pupil of the eye reduces in size when the patient focuses on a near object but does not constrict when exposed to bright light.

Etymology

Named after Douglas Argyll Robertson (1837–1909), a Scottish ophthalmologist and surgeon, who described the condition in the mid-1860s.

Inflected Forms

Argyll Robertson pupils (plural)

Synonyms

AR pupil prostitute's pupil

Questions

What does argyll robertson pupil mean?: A sign of neurosyphilis in which a bilateral small pupil of the eye reduces in size when the patient focuses on a near object but does not constrict when exposed to bright light.
Where does argyll robertson pupil come from?: Named after Douglas Argyll Robertson (1837–1909), a Scottish ophthalmologist and surgeon, who described the condition in the mid-1860s.

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