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MeSH Heading: Miosis
Tree Number(s): C10.597.690.362; C11.710.528; C23.888.592.708.362
Unique ID: D015877
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015877
Annotation: do not confuse with MEIOSIS nor with MITOSIS, both cell division concepts
Scope Note: Pupillary constriction. This may result from congenital absence of the dilatator pupillary muscle, defective sympathetic innervation, or irritation of the CONJUNCTIVA or CORNEA.
Entry Term(s): Constricted Pupil; Miosis, Persistent; Pupillary Miosis; Small Pupil
Previous Indexing: Pupils (1966-1989)
See Also: Miotics
Public MeSH Note: 1990
History Note: 1990
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 1999/12/08

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0024306
Scope Note: Pupillary constriction. This may result from congenital absence of the dilatator pupillary muscle, defective sympathetic innervation, or irritation of the CONJUNCTIVA or CORNEA.
Terms: Miosis Preferred Term
Term UI T047084
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Small Pupil
Term UI T372662
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Pupillary Miosis
Term UI T372659
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Constricted Pupil
Term UI T372660
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Miosis, Persistent
Term UI T372661
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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