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pupil

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. pupil (noun)
  2. pupillary substitution (noun)
  3. quasi-pupillary substitution (noun)

2pupil

noun

Definition of PUPIL

: the contractile aperture in the iris of the eye
— pu·pil·lary \ˈpyü-pə-ˌler-ē\ adjective

Origin of PUPIL

Middle French pupille, from Latin pupilla, from diminutive of pupa doll; from the tiny image of oneself seen reflected in another's eye
First Known Use: 1567

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

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