Constriction of the pupils Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller
2. (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)

Hint 2: Clue Definition

CONSTRICTION (noun)
1. tight or narrow compression
2. a tight feeling in some part of the body

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