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散瞳薬 (さんどうやく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

散さん瞳どう薬やく

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Meanings

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mydriatic agent; mydriatic drug

Medical term for a drug that dilates the pupil, used in eye examinations or treatment.

眼がん科かで散さん瞳どう薬やくを点てん眼がんして眼がん底てい検けん査さを受う

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I had a fundus examination after receiving mydriatic eye drops at the ophthalmologist's.

Kanji

散scatter, disperse, spend
瞳pupil (of eye)
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Related words

縮しゅく瞳どう薬やく
A miotic agent that constricts the pupil, opposite in effect to 散瞳薬.

Built from

散さん瞳どう+薬やく

Etymology

Compound of 散瞳 (さんどう, 'mydriasis') + 薬 (やく, 'drug'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.