STREPHOSYMBOLIA

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strephosymbolia streph·o·sym·bo·li·a (strěf'ō-sĭm-bō'lē-ə)
n.
The perception of objects reversed as if in a mirror; specifically, difficulty in distinguishing written or printed letters that extend in opposite directions but are otherwise similar, such as b and d.

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