Akademik

light reflex

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

• Syn: ↑pupillary reflex, ↑miosis, ↑myosis

• Derivationally related forms: ↑myotic (for: ↑myosis), ↑miotic (for: ↑miosis)

• Hypernyms:

↑reflex, ↑reflex response, ↑reflex action, ↑instinctive reflex, ↑innate reflex, ↑inborn reflex, ↑unconditioned reflex, ↑physiological reaction

Useful english dictionary. 2012.