macropsia

American

[muh-krop-see-uh] / məˈkrɒp si ə /

Also macropia

noun

Ophthalmology.

a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.

macropsia British

/ məˈkrɒpsɪə /

noun

the condition of seeing everything in the field of view as larger than it really is, which can occur in diseases of the retina or in some brain disorders

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Etymology

Origin of macropsia

From New Latin, dating back to 1885–90; macr-, -opsia

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Evidently, the Waika on epena experiences what the psychiatrists call macropsia: in his eyes everything is enormously magnified, including himself.

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