eyedrop
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1. a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | irrigation, |
| definition | : | (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | adrenergic agonist eyedrop, |
| definition | : | a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular pressure by decreasing the production of aqueous humor and increasing its drainage through the uveoscleral pathway (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | beta blocker eyedrop, |
| definition | : | a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular pressure by reducing the production of aqueous humor (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | miotic eyedrop, |
| definition | : | a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops increase the outflow of aqueous humor by constricting the pupil (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | topical prostaglandin eyedrop, |
| definition | : | a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops increase the outflow of aqueous humor through the uveoscleral pathway (noun.act) |
2. a drop from an eye dropper (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | drib, driblet, drop, |
| definition | : | a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) (noun.quantity) |
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