micropsia
[ mahy-krop-see-uh ]
/ maɪˈkrɒp si ə /
noun Ophthalmology.
a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTAlso mi·cro·pi·a [mahy-kroh-pee-uh], /maɪˈkroʊ pi ə/, mi·crop·sy [mahy-krop-see]. /ˈmaɪ krɒp si/.
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OTHER WORDS FROM micropsia
mi·crop·tic [mahy-krop-tik], /maɪˈkrɒp tɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby micropsia
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Example sentences from the Web for micropsia
Micropsia, mī-krop′si-a, n. an affection of the eye in which objects appear in less than actual size.
British Dictionary definitions for micropsia
micropsia
/ (maɪˈkrɒpsɪə) /
noun
a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than they appear to a person with normal vision
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Medical definitions for micropsia
micropsia
[ mī-krŏp′sē-ə ]
n.
A visual disorder in which objects appear much smaller than they actually are, possibly caused by a retinal disorder but often associated with hallucination or an unconscious attempt to shrink the world to a less threatening size.
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