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mi⋅crop⋅si⋅a

[mahy-krop-see-uh]
–noun Ophthalmology.
a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
Also, mi⋅cro⋅pi⋅a [mahy-kroh-pee-uh] , mi⋅crop⋅sy [mahy-krop-see] .
Compare macropsia.


Origin:
1895–1900; micr- + -opsia


mi⋅crop⋅tic [mahy-krop-tik] , adjective
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Main Entry: mi·crop·sia
Pronunciation: mI-'kräp-sE-&
Variant: also mi·crop·sy /'mI-"kräp-sE/
Function:noun
Inflected Form: plural -sias also -sies
: a pathological condition in which objects appear to be smaller than they are in reality—compare MACROPSIA
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micropsia mi·crop·si·a (mī-krŏp'sē-ə)
n.
A visual disorder in which objects appear much smaller than they actually are, possibly caused by a retinal disorder but often associated with hallucination or an unconscious attempt to shrink the world to a less threatening size.

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