- dysmegalopsia
- dys·meg·a·lop·sia (dis-meg″ə-lopґse-ə) [dys- + megal- + -opsia] a disturbance of the visual appreciation of the size of objects, in which they appear larger than they are.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
dysmegalopsia
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dysmegalopsia — The term dysmegalopsia comes from the Greek words dus (bad), megas (big), and opsis (seeing). It translates roughly as the diminished ability to appreciate the size of objects. Dysmega lopsia is generally classified as a sensory distortion or … Dictionary of Hallucinations
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dysmetropsia — The term dysmetropsia comes from the Greek words dus (bad), metron (yardstick), and opsis (seeing). It is used to denote a distorted perception of image size. The term dysmetropsia was introduced in or shortly before 1916 by the British… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
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metamorphopsia — The term metamorphopsia comes from the Greek words metamorphoun (to change the form) and opsis (seeing). It translates roughly as seeing an altered form . It is not clear who introduced the term, but it appears in a medical lexicon as early as … Dictionary of Hallucinations
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dismegalopsia — Eng. Dysmegalopsia Trastorno de la apreciación visual del tamaño de los objetos por el cual éstos se ven aumentados en sus dimensiones … Diccionario de oftalmología
