aniseikonia

aniseikonia
An ocular condition in which the image of an object in one eye differs in size or shape from the image of the same object in the fellow eye. SYN: unequal retinal image. [G. anisos, unequal, + eikon, an image]

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an·is·ei·ko·nia .an-.ī-.sī-'kō-nē-ə n a defect of binocular vision in which the two retinal images of an object differ in size
an·is·ei·kon·ic -'kän-ik adj

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n.
a condition in which the image of an object differs markedly in size or shape in each eye.

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an·is·ei·ko·nia (an″is-i-koґne-ə) [anis- + Gr. eikōn image + -ia] a condition in which the ocular image of an object as seen by one eye differs in size and shape from that seen by the other.

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  • aniseikonia — n. 1. a visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aniseikonia — [an΄is ī΄kō′nē ə] n. [ModL < ANIS(O) + Gr eikōn (see ICON), an image + IA] a condition in which the image seen by one eye is larger than that seen by the other eye: opposed to ISEIKONIA aniseikonic [an΄is īkän′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Aniseikonia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29646 ICD10 = ICD10|H|52|3|h|49 ICD9 = ICD9|367.32 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D000839 Aniseikonia (sometimes misspelled as aneisokonia, and spelled… …   Wikipedia

  • aniseikonia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from anis + Greek eikōn image more at icon Date: 1934 a defect of binocular vision in which the two retinal images of an object differ in size • aniseikonic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • aniseikonia — aniseikonic /an euh suy kon ik/, adj. /an euh suy koh nee euh/, n. Ophthalm. a defect of vision in which the images at the retinas are unequal in size. [1930 35; < NL; see ANISO , EIKON, IA] * * * …   Universalium

  • aniseikonia — noun An ophthalmological condition where there is a significant difference in the perceived size of images …   Wiktionary

  • aniseikonia — n. visual defect …   English contemporary dictionary

  • aniseikonia — an·is·ei·ko·nia …   English syllables

  • aniseikonia — n. a condition in which the image of an object differs markedly in size or shape in each eye …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • aniseikonia — an•is•ei•ko•ni•a [[t]ˌæn ə saɪˈkoʊ ni ə[/t]] n. a defect of vision in which the images at the retinas are unequal in size • Etymology: 1930–35; anis (o) + Gk eikṓn image, icon+ ia an is•ei•kon′ic ˈkɒn ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

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