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micropsia

American  
[mahy-krop-see-uh] / maɪˈkrɒp si ə /
Also micropia

noun

Ophthalmology.

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

micropsia British  
/ maɪˈkrɒpsɪə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • microptic adjective

Etymology

Origin of micropsia

1895–1900; micr- ( def. ) + -opsia

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