MIOTIC
\mɪˈɒtɪk], \mɪˈɒtɪk], \m_ɪ__ˈɒ_t_ɪ_k]\
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[Greek] Producing contraction of the pupil; an agent producing contraction of the pupil. The principal m’s are morphine, eserine, pilocarpine, muscarine, arecoline, and nicotine. M’s also produce spasm of the ciliary muscle, and are hence used in weakness of the accommodation; and in glaucoma to reduce the tension.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland