mydriasis
(mĭ-drī′ă-sĭs)

[L., Gr. mydriasis, of uncertain origin]
Dilation of the pupil.
ETIOLOGY
Causes include fright and other causes of sympathetic nervous system activation, first and third stages of anesthesia, drugs, coma, botulism, and irritation of the cervical sympathetic nerve.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Mydriasis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766693/all/mydriasis.
Mydriasis. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766693/all/mydriasis. Accessed February 17, 2025.
Mydriasis. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766693/all/mydriasis
Mydriasis [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 February 17]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766693/all/mydriasis.
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