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MeSH Heading: Pupil
Tree Number(s): A09.371.060.450.780; A09.371.894.513.780
Unique ID: D011680
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011680
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)
Scope Note: The aperture in the iris through which light passes.
NLM Classification #: WW 240
See Also: Miotics; Mydriatics; Reflex, Pupillary
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Pupil MeSH Descriptor Data 2025