mydriatic
[ mid-ree-at-ik ]
/ ˌmɪd riˈæt ɪk /
adjective
pertaining to or producing mydriasis.
noun
a mydriatic drug.
Origin of mydriatic
First recorded in 1850–55;
mydria(sis) +
-tic
Words nearby mydriatic
mycotoxin,
mycotrophic,
mycotrophy,
mycovirus,
mydriasis,
mydriatic,
myectomy,
myectopy,
myel-,
myelapoplexy,
myelatelia
Example sentences from the Web for mydriatic
It is not necessary to use any mydriatic or myotic for the eye which has been operated upon.
They are all, like atropine, mydriatic alkaloids, so-called from the effect on the eye.
The Social Gangster |Arthur B. ReeveIf a case of iritis be left to itself or treated without the use of a mydriatic, posterior synechiae almost invariably form.
Of all the dangers to be met with in superstitious countries, these mydriatic alkaloids are among the worst.
The Social Gangster |Arthur B. Reeve
British Dictionary definitions for mydriatic
mydriatic
/ (ˌmɪdrɪˈætɪk) /
adjective
relating to or causing mydriasis
noun
a mydriatic drug
Medical definitions for mydriatic
mydriatic
[ mĭd′rē-ăt′ĭk ]
adj.
Causing dilation of the pupils.
n.
A mydriatic drug.