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Argyll Robertson pupils

Argyll Robertson pupils noun: pupils which narrow to track an object as it approaches the face, but which will not narrow in reaction to increased light ("accommodating, but not reactive"); a symptom of the neurosyphilis stage syphilis infection.

Noun

Argyll Robertson pupils (uncountable)

  1. Pupils which narrow to track an object as it approaches the face, but which will not narrow in reaction to increased light ("accommodating, but not reactive"); a symptom of the neurosyphilis stage syphilis infection.
    Synonyms:
    whore's eyes

Synonyms of Argyll Robertson pupils

Origin of Argyll Robertson pupils

Named after Douglas Argyll Robertson (1837–1909), a Scottish ophthalmologist and surgeon, who described the condition in the mid-1860s in the context of neurosyphilis.

Questions about Argyll Robertson pupils

What does Argyll Robertson pupils mean?
Argyll Robertson pupils means pupils which narrow to track an object as it approaches the face, but which will not narrow in reaction to increased light ("accommodating, but not reactive"); a symptom of the neurosyphilis stage syphilis infection.
What part of speech is Argyll Robertson pupils?
Argyll Robertson pupils is a noun.

Words near Argyll Robertson pupils in the dictionary

  1. argyle
  2. argyles
  3. argyll
  4. Argyll and Bute
  5. Argyll Robertson pupil
  6. Argyll Robertson pupils
  7. argylls
  8. Argyllshire
  9. argyr-
  10. Argyrades
  11. argyraspid

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