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miosis

noun /maɪoʊsɪs/ 3 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 8 WWF 9
Definitions
noun

reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

noun

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)

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