English Explanatory Dictionary

Argyll Robertson pupil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sign of neurosyphilis in which a bilateral small pupil of the eye reduces in size when the patient focuses on a near object but does not constrict when exposed to bright light.

Word forms

Argyll Robertson pupil Argyll Robertson pupils

Etymology

Named after Douglas Argyll Robertson (1837–1909), a Scottish ophthalmologist and surgeon, who described the condition in the mid-1860s.

Synonyms

AR pupil prostitute's pupil
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