dilated pupils
Expanded eye openings
Dilated pupils are pupils that have expanded larger than normal, allowing more light into the eye.
Pupils naturally dilate in dim lighting, but the phrase often implies other causes: arousal, drug use, or medical examination.
Her dilated pupils suggested she was on something.
Eye doctors use drops to dilate pupils for retinal exams.
- eyesOrgans of sight
- wideOf great breadth
- darkAbsence of light
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
fight or flight · fear · drugs · drug use · belladonna · atropine · LSD · ecstasy · dim · light · eye exam · eye drops · iris · blown · black · excitement · attraction · desire
- body reactionssweating, blushing, shiver, goosebumps, twitch
- eyesblue eyes, brown eyes, green eyes, hazel eyes, amber eyes
- stress reactionspanic, fear, fright, terror, horror
- intoxication effectseuphoria, dizziness, slurred speech, drowsiness, confusion
- stress responsefight-or-flight, adrenaline, cortisol, epinephrine, freeze response
- death signsrigor mortis, flatline, brain death, unresponsive, decomposition