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(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (同)muscular_contraction, muscle_contraction
the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`wont is a contraction of `will not"; "`oclock is a contraction of `of the clock"
seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking" (同)self-contradictory
of or relating to the pupil of the eye

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〈U〉〈C〉(…の)収縮,短縮《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈U〉(通貨・資金・支出などの)縮小,節減《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈U〉(いやなこと・よくないことを)身に負うこと,(悪習などが)身につくこと《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉陣痛
逆説の;逆説を好む / 矛盾する

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Rod monochromatism and blue cone monochromatism: pupillary, accommodative and convergence reactions to darkness.

Ohmi G1, Gottlob I, Wizov SS, Reinecke RD.
Binocular vision & strabismus quarterly.Binocul Vis Strabismus Q.1999;14(4):291-8.
PURPOSE: To elucidate the mechanism of paradoxical pupillary constriction to darkness (PPCD) and the clinical characteristics facilitating this phenomenon.METHODS: Six rod monochromats, three blue cone monochromats, with three obligate BCM carriers, and ten age matched controls were studied. Pupilla
PMID 10652380