micropsia

Also mi·cro·pi·a

[mahy-krop-see-uh]

noun

Ophthalmology.

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

micropsia

/ maɪˈkrɒpsɪə /

noun

1. a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than they appear to a person with normal vision

Other Word Forms

• microptic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of micropsia¹

1895–1900; micr- ( def. ) + -opsia

Example Sentences

I had a few episodes of micropsia in elementary school, usually associated with a fever, but I never bothered to tell anyone about them, as they weren’t at all frightening.

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Micropsia, mī-krop′si-a, n. an affection of the eye in which objects appear in less than actual size.

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Micropsia of one image was also perceived.

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