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Definition of "pupillary" []

  • Of or relating to a student or ward. (adjective)
  • Of or affecting the pupil of the eye. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pupillary" in a sentence
  • "None of the patients recovered normal sight, but all of them had at least a 100-fold increase in so-called pupillary light response, meaning the constriction of the pupil when exposed to light."
  • "None of the patients recovered normal sight, but all of them had an at-least 100-fold increase in so-called pupillary light response, meaning the constriction of the pupil when exposed to light."
  • "For example, he believes future games will do more than sense motion like the Wii, but also take into account human biometrics like “pupillary dilation and heart rate.”"