1. (noun) epidemic pleurodynia, epidemic myalgia, myosis, diaphragmatic pleurisy, Bornholm disease
an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
Synonyms: epidemic myalgia, miosis, epidemic pleurodynia, diaphragmatic pleurisy, light reflex, pupillary reflex, myosis
2. (noun) light reflex, pupillary reflex, miosis, 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
Synonyms: pupillary reflex, epidemic myalgia, diaphragmatic pleurisy, epidemic pleurodynia, meiosis, reduction division, myosis, miosis, light reflex
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