| Descriptor English: | Miotics | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Mióticos 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Mióticos | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Myotiques | ||||
| Entry term(s): | Effect, Miotic Effects, Miotic Miotic Effect Miotic Effects | ||||
| Tree number(s): | D27.505.696.663.050.495 | ||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008916 | ||||
| Scope note: | Agents causing contraction of the pupil of the eye. Some sources use the term miotics only for the parasympathomimetics but any drug used to induce miosis is included here. | ||||
| Annotation: | do not confuse with "mitotic"; note entry term MIOTIC EFFECT: use only for the miotic effect of a chemical substance | ||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | AD                                                            administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine | ||||
| Related: | Adrenergic Antagonists
                                            MeSH Cholinesterase Inhibitors MeSH Muscarinic Agonists MeSH Parasympathomimetics MeSH Sympatholytics MeSH | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 9105 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D008916 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2011/06/24 | 
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                                        CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 
 Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]Chemical Actions and Uses
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                        Miotics                                            
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                        Miotic Effect                                            
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                | Concept UI | M0013919 | 
| Scope note | Agents causing contraction of the pupil of the eye. Some sources use the term miotics only for the parasympathomimetics but any drug used to induce miosis is included here. | 
| Preferred term | Miotics | 
| Concept UI | M0556213 | 
| Preferred term | Miotic Effect | 
| Entry term(s) | Effect, Miotic Effects, Miotic Miotic Effects | 
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