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The phrase that means that someone's pupils contract when a bright light is shone into their eyes is "pupils reactive" ... they react to the light. If they don't react to the light, they'd be described as "pupils fixed and dilated."
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoMiosis is the medical term meaning constriction of the pupil.
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∙ 6y agoThe pupil constricts when it becomes smaller.
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∙ 11y agoMydriasis means dilation of a pupil.
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∙ 10y agoMydriasis
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Dilation of the pupil is known as mydriasis in medical terms. Miosis is the medical term for constriction of the pupil.
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