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Meaning of "pupillary" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUPILLARY

From pupil1 + -ary.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PUPILLARY

pupillary  [ˈpjuːpɪlərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUPILLARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pupillary is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PUPILLARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pupillary

Pupil

The pupil is a hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to enter the retina. It appears black because light rays entering the pupil are either absorbed by the tissues inside the eye directly, or absorbed after diffuse reflections within the eye that mostly miss exiting the narrow pupil.

Definition of pupillary in the English dictionary

The definition of pupillary in the dictionary is of or relating to a pupil or a legal ward.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUPILLARY


alary
ˈeɪlərɪ
ancillary
ænˈsɪlərɪ
armillary
ˈɑːmɪlərɪ
artillery
ɑːˈtɪlərɪ
axillary
ækˈsɪlərɪ
bacillary
bəˈsɪlərɪ
capillary
kəˈpɪlərɪ
distillery
dɪˈstɪlərɪ
fibrillary
ˈfaɪbrɪlərɪ
fritillary
frɪˈtɪlərɪ
Hillary
ˈhɪlərɪ
interpupillary
ˌɪntəˈpjuːpɪlərɪ
maxillary
mækˈsɪlərɪ
monocarpellary
ˌmɒnəʊˈkɑːpɪlərɪ
neurofibrillary
ˌnjʊərəʊfɪˈbrɪlərɪ
papillary
pəˈpɪlərɪ
pillory
ˈpɪlərɪ
pupilary
ˈpjuːpɪlərɪ
raillery
ˈreɪlərɪ
tutelary
ˈtjuːtɪlərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUPILLARY

pupigerous
pupil
pupil nurse
pupil power
pupil teacher
pupilability
pupilage
pupilar
pupilarity
pupilary
pupillage
pupillar
pupillarity
pupillate
pupilship
pupiparous
pupped
puppet
puppet show
puppeteer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUPILLARY

ampullary
arillary
cataphyllary
codicillary
corollary
dicarpellary
hypsophyllary
inframaxillary
intermaxillary
interstellary
intramedullary
mamillary
mammillary
medullary
pistillary
polycarpellary
premaxillary
salary
sigillary
supramaxillary
tricarpellary

Synonyms and antonyms of pupillary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pupillary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUPILLARY

Find out the translation of pupillary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pupillary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pupillary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

瞳孔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pupilar
570 millions of speakers

English

pupillary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pupillary
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحدقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ученический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pupilar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pupillary
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pupillaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pupillary
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pupillen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

瞳孔の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동공
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pupillary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng tử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாணவரைச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पित्ताशय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gözbebeği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pupillare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

źrenic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

учнівський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pupilar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόρης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pupillêre
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pupill
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pupillen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pupillary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUPILLARY»

The term «pupillary» is regularly used and occupies the 103.347 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUPILLARY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pupillary

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUPILLARY»

Discover the use of pupillary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pupillary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ophthalmology
Definition: Pupillary disorders may be classified into two major categories - afferent and efferent. • Afferent pupillary defects interfere with the input of light to the pupillomotor system by light blockage or deficits in any of the retinal layers, into the ...
Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker, James J. Augsburger, 2009
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Textbook of Small Animal Surgery
Animals with severe ocular disease lack a menace response but will usually also lack a pupillary light response. Following-Movement Test. The hand is moved in front of the animal, and note is made of whether its eyes follow the hand.
Douglas H. Slatter, 2003
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Essentials of Ophthalmology
PUPILLARY. DEFECT. (MARCUS. GUNN. PUPIL). Definition. An RAPD refers to a paradoxical dilation of one pupil in response to light, due to a difference in the amount of light perceived by the two eyes, when the swinging flashlight test is ...
Neil J. Friedman, Peter K. Kaiser, 2007
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Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology
Light directed into the affected blind eyeball produces no response in either eyeball. Light directed into the normal eyeball causes both pupils to constrict. In the pupillary light reflex pathway, many of the afferents cross both in the optic chiasm, ...
Alexander DeLahunta, Eric Glass, 2009
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Textbook of Diabetic Neuropathy
pupillary light reflex) and the latency time (parasym- pathetic portion of the pupillary light reflex) as valid parameters by which to measure pupillary function [ 1105]. Interestingly, these two were the most significant parameters with respect to ...
F. Arnold Gries, 2003
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Plum and Posner's Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma
The anatomy of these pathways is closely intertwined with the components of the as- cending arousal system. In addition, the pupillary pathways are among the most resistant to metabolic insult. Hence, abnormalities of pupillary responses are ...
Jerome B. Posner M.D. Evelyn Frew American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Clifford B. Saper M.D. Professor Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience Nicholas Schiff M.D. Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medic, 2007
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The Glaucoma Book: A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach to ...
36.9 (a) Pupillary block. The convex iris is bowed forward occluding the angle. (b) Pupillary block broken with angle opened by laser iri- dotomy. (Images courtesy of Fred Kapetansky, M.D.) Fig. 36.20 Phacomorphic glaucoma. Large swollen ...
Paul N. Schacknow, John R. Samples, 2010
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Interpreting Signs and Symptoms
I Pupils, sluggish A sluggish pupillary reaction is an abnormally slow pupillary response to light. It can occur in one pupil or both, unlike the normal reaction, which is always bilateral. A sluggish reaction accompanies degenerative disease of ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
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The Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma
Inhibition of either of these two systems has the opposite effect, but inhibitory fibers play a lesser role in pupillary control in man.164 Both anatomic innervations are tonically active, and the resting pupil represents a balance, with a moderate ...
Fred Plum, Jerome B. Posner, 1982
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Ophthalmology Review Manual
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF GLAUCOMA PERIPHERAL IRIDOTOMY Indications 1. Acute angle-closure glaucoma with pupillary block: Patients presenting with acute angle closure should first be treated medically to break the acute attack, ...
Kenneth C. Chern, Michael E. Zegans, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUPILLARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pupillary is used in the context of the following news items.
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How To Get Really Cheap Prescription Eyewear
You'll also need to find out your pupillary distance (P.D.) -- the space between the center of your pupils, expressed in millimeters. Certain frames will not work ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Public Release: 7-Jul-2015 Pupil response predicts depression risk …
The study, titled "Pupillary Reactivity to Sad Stimuli as a Biomarker of Depression Risk: Evidence From a Prospective Study of Children," was published in the ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
3
Loss of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in glaucoma …
Decreased function of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells may affect pupillary response and sleep quality in glaucoma patients, according to a ... «Healio, Jul 15»
4
Pupillary reflex enhanced by light inside blind spot
Pupillary light reflex in response to light stimuli inside and outside the blind spot. Left: Relationship between the blind spot and the optic disk. Right: summary ... «Medical Xpress, Jun 15»
5
The Blind Spot Can Sense Light After All
When light falls on the eyes, pupil constriction, called the pupillary light reflex, reduces the pupil diameter with less than one second latency. It is known that the ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Jun 15»
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Glasses retailer Warby Parker working on smartphone-based eye …
Currently, Warby Parker offers in-store optical measurements, like measuring the customer's pupillary distance. There is already at least one other company ... «MobiHealthNews, May 15»
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EyeNetra launches in-person, optometry house visits in NYC
Blink said it takes 20 minutes to complete the test, which will measure the user's visual acuity, refractive error, and pupillary distance (PD). Within 24 hours, an ... «MobiHealthNews, Apr 15»
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Lookin' Good! How to Get a Killer Deal on Eyeglasses
Coastal Contacts, an eyewear seller, tells and provides a video showing how to take your own pupillary distance measurement. Eyebuydirect also has a video ... «Money Talks News, Apr 15»
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Sleep Disturbance in Glaucoma Patients Due To Retinal Ganglion …
This subpopulation of RGC is clearly related with non-image-forming visual function such as photic synchronization of circadian rhythms and the pupillary light ... «Medical Research News and Interviews on MedicalResearch.com, Apr 15»
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Eye Problems in Neonatal Foals
Foals also tend to have a slow pupillary light reflex, she said. ... a bright light in the horse's eye will cause him to squint quickly) and pupillary light reflexes. «TheHorse.com, Feb 15»

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