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Definition: miosis

miosis
n 1: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in
sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into
four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number
(leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
[syn: meiosis, reduction division]
2: reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in
response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the
pupil to become smaller [syn: light reflex, {pupillary
reflex}, myosis]
[also: mioses (pl)]