Adie syndrome

noun

A neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil that reacts slowly to light but shows a more definite response to accommodation (i.e., light-near dissociation).

Similar
Adie's pupilAdie's tonic pupilHolmes-Adie syndrome
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Meanings

nounAdie syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil that reacts slowly to light but shows a more definite response to accommodation (i.e., light-near dissociation).

    Synonyms: Adie's pupil, Adie's tonic pupil, Holmes-Adie syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil that reacts slowly to light but shows a more definite response to accommodation (i.e., light-near dissociation).

Similar
Adie's pupilAdie's tonic pupilHolmes-Adie syndrome
Also see
holmes-adie syndrome

Origin

Named after the British neurologist William John Adie.

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Translations

Portuguese síndrome de Adie
  • síndrome de Adieneurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil that reacts slowly to light
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