dilation vs mydriasis

dilation and mydriasis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dilation	Yes	No	No	No
mydriasis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mydriasis is a hyponym of dilation; that is, mydriasis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dilation:

dilation: the act of expanding an aperture
mydriasis: reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs

Other hyponyms of dilation include vasodilation.

dilation (noun)	mydriasis (noun)
the act of expanding an aperture	reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs
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