micropsia

micropsia
Perception of objects as smaller than they are. [micro- + G. opsis, sight]

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mi·crop·sia mī-'kräp-sē-ə also mi·crop·sy 'mī-.kräp-sē n, pl -sias also -sies a pathological condition in which objects appear to be smaller than they are in reality compare MACROPSIA

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n.
a condition in which objects appear smaller than they really are. It is usually due to disease of the retina affecting the macula but may occur in paralysis of accommodation.

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mi·crop·sia (mi-kropґse-ə) [micr- + -opsia] a visual disorder in which objects appear smaller than their actual size. microptic adj

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