mydriatic

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adjective

Pertaining to or causing mydriasis (the dilation of the pupil of the eye).

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mydriatic drug
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Meanings

adjectivemydriatic (not comparable)

alternative mydriatric

  1. not comparablebiologyPertaining to or causing mydriasis (the dilation of the pupil of the eye).
nounmydriatic (plural mydriatics)

plural mydriatics · alternative mydriatric

  1. medicineA drug that causes mydriasis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations

Similar
mydriatic drug
Broader
drug

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mydriasis + -ic.

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Translations

Hungarian pupillatágító, pupillatágító
  • pupillatágítópertaining to or causing mydriasis
  • pupillatágítódrug that causes mydriasis
Italian midriatico, midriatico
  • midriaticopertaining to or causing mydriasis
  • midriaticodrug that causes mydriasis

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

marcidity
Cite this entry
APA

mydriatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mydriatic

MLA

“mydriatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mydriatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mydriatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mydriatic.

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