Hyphenation of miosis

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word miosis? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

mio-sis

Definitions of miosis:

1.	(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms The nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
2.	Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

Synonyms of miosis:

noun	meiosis, reduction division, cell division, cellular division
noun	light reflex, pupillary reflex, myosis, reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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