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    MYDRIATIC DRUG

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinationsplay

    Synonyms:

    mydriatic; mydriatic drug

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("mydriatic drug" is a kind of...):

    drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mydriatic drug"):

    atropine (a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides)

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