Pupil+of+the+eye

  • 71pupil — [14] Latin pūpus and pūpa meant respectively ‘boy’ and ‘girl’ (pūpa was applied by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus to ‘chrysalises’, the underlying link being ‘undeveloped creature’, and English adopted it as pupa [19]). The diminutive… …

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  • 72The Mystery of Edwin Drood — For other uses, see The Mystery of Edwin Drood (disambiguation). The Mystery of Edwin Drood   …

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  • 73pupil — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pupille minor ward, from Anglo French, from Latin pupillus male ward (from diminutive of pupus boy) & pupilla female ward, from diminutive of pupa girl, doll Date: 1536 1. a child or young person in school or in… …

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  • 74pupil — I n. opening in the iris of the eye constricted; dilated pupils II see the Usage Note for student * * * [ pjuːp(ə)l] dilated pupils see the Usage Note for student [ opening in the iris of the eye ] constricted …

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  • 75The Descent — For the book by Jeff Long, see The Descent (novel). For other similarly named films, see Descent (2005 film) and Descent (2007 film). For other uses, see Descent. The Descent Theatrical release poster …

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  • 76The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things — Infobox Painting title=The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things artist=Hieronymus Bosch year=1485 type=Oil on wood height=120 width=150 city=Madrid museum=Museo del Prado The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things is a painting by… …

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  • 77pupil —    Physically essential to sight, the hole surrounded by the iris in the center of the eye, through which light passes on its way toward the lens, through the vitreous humor, and onto the retina …

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  • 78pupil — noun /pjuːpəl/ a) A student under the supervision of a teacher or professor. b) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina …

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  • 79pupil — n. the circular opening in the centre of the iris, through which light passes into the lens of the eye. Derivatives: pupillary adj …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 80pupil — I. /ˈpjupəl / (say pyoohpuhl) noun 1. someone who is under an instructor or teacher; a student. 2. Civil Law a person under a specified age (in Roman law, under puberty), orphaned or emancipated, and under the care of a guardian. {Middle English… …