strephosymbolia
[ strĕf′ō-sĭm-bō′lē-ə ]
n.
The perception of objects reversed as if in a mirror; specifically, difficulty in distinguishing written or printed letters that extend in opposite directions but are otherwise similar, such as b and d.
Nearby words
strenuosity, strenuous, strenuously, strep, strep throat, strephosymbolia, strepitoso, strepitous, strepsipteran, strepsipteron, strepsipterous
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