Definition of Pupil. Meaning of Pupil. Synonyms of Pupil

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Definition of Pupil

Pupil
Pupil Pu"pil, n. [F. pupille, n. fem., L. pupilla the pupil of the eye, originally dim. of pupa a girl. See Puppet, and cf. Pupil a scholar.] (Anat.) The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under Eye, and Iris. Pin-hole pupil (Med.), the pupil of the eye when so contracted (as it sometimes is in typhus, or opium poisoning) as to resemble a pin hole. --Dunglison.

Meaning of Pupil from wikipedia

- The pupil is a hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to strike the retina. It appears black because light rays entering...
- Mydriasis is the dilation of the pupil, usually having a non-physiological cause, or sometimes a physiological pupillary response. Non-physiological causes...
- constriction of the pupil. The opposite condition, mydriasis, is the dilation of the pupil. Anisocoria is the condition of one pupil being more dilated...
- varies the size of the pupil, via the optic and oculomotor cranial nerve. A constriction response (miosis), is the narrowing of the pupil, which may be caused...
- The pupil premium is a grant given by the government to schools in England to decrease the attainment gap for the most disadvantaged children, whether...
- In the UK, a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) (previously known as Pupil Re-integration Unit by some Local Education Authorities) is an alternative education...
- Pupil is a 1998 American thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and starring Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro. It is based on the 1982 novella Apt Pupil by...
- A student teacher or prac teacher (practise teacher) is a college, university, or graduate student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified...
- syndrome, is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil that reacts slowly to light but shows a more definite response to accommodation...
- Marcus Gunn pupil (after Robert Marcus Gunn), is a medical sign observed during the swinging-flashlight test whereupon the patient's pupils excessively...