- paradoxical pupillary reflex
- 1. reversed pupillary r. 2. dilatation of the pupil on exposure to light; sometimes seen in conditions such as tabes dorsalis. Called also Bekhterev r. and paradoxical pupillary phenomenon.
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paradoxical pupillary reflex
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