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macropsia
[ muh-krop-see-uh ]
noun
, Ophthalmology.
- a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
macropsia
/ məˈkrɒpsɪə /
noun
- the condition of seeing everything in the field of view as larger than it really is, which can occur in diseases of the retina or in some brain disorders
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Word History and Origins
Origin of macropsia1
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Example Sentences
Evidently, the Waika on epena experiences what the psychiatrists call macropsia: in his eyes everything is enormously magnified, including himself.
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