noun
- 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. ()
- synonyms: meiosis, reduction division
- 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: light reflex, pupillary reflex, myosis
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