Anatomy

Pupil

The aperture in the iris through which light passes.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The aperture in the iris through which light passes.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Pupils

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

of eye: do not use for STUDENTS; only contraction & dilation of pupil go here: everything else is probably IRIS; /drug eff: consider also MIOTICS & MYDRIATICS; /physiol: consider also MIOSIS (contraction of pupil) & MYDRIASIS (dilation of pupil)

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  1. A09w.371w.060w.450w.780w
  2. A09w.371w.894w.513w.780w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pupil. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011680. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011680
  2. Pupil. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupil
  3. Pupil. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173318