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megalopia

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ma⋅crop⋅si⋅a

  [muh-krop-see-uh]
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–noun Ophthalmology.
a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
Also, ma⋅cro⋅pi⋅a  [muh-kroh-pee-uh] , mac⋅rop⋅sy  [mak-rop-see] .
Also called megalopsia, megalopia.
Compare micropsia.

Origin:
1885–90; < NL; see macr-, -opsia

meg⋅a⋅lop⋅si⋅a

  [meg-uh-lop-see-uh]
–noun Ophthalmology.
macropsia.
Also, meg⋅a⋅lop⋅i⋅a  [meg-uh-lop-ee-uh] .

Origin:
1885–90; megal- + -opsia
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Main Entry: mac·rop·sia
Pronunciation: ma-'kräp-sE-&
Variant: also mac·rop·sy /'ma-"kräp-sE/
Function:noun
Inflected Form: plural -sias also -sies
: a condition of the eye in which objects appear to be unnaturally large —compare MICROPSIA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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