MICROPSIA Definition & Meaning

micropsia

[ mahy-krop-see-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Ophthalmology.

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

micropsia

/ ��ɪˈ��ɒ��ɪə /

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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Other �y��vlog Forms

��·��Ǳ�·�پ�� [mahy-, krop, -tik], adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of micropsia¹

1895–1900; micr- ( def ) + -opsia

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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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