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Meaning of "macropsia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MACROPSIA

macropsia  [məˈkrɒpsɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MACROPSIA

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Macropsia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MACROPSIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Macropsia

Macropsia is a neurological condition affecting human visual perception, in which objects within an affected section of the visual field appear larger than normal, causing the person to feel smaller than he or she actually is. Macropsia, along with its opposite condition, micropsia, can be categorized under dysmetropsia. Macropsia is related to other conditions dealing with visual perception, such as aniseikonia and Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. Macropsia has a wide range of causes, from prescription and illicit drugs, to migraines and complex partial epilepsy, and to different retinal conditions, such as epiretinal membrane. Physiologically, retinal macropsia results from the compression of cones in the eye. It is the compression of receptor distribution that results in greater stimulation and thus a larger perceived image of an object.

Definition of macropsia in the English dictionary

The definition of macropsia in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MACROPSIA


achromatopsia
eɪˌkrəʊməˈtɒpsɪə
adipsia
eɪˈdɪpsɪə
anopsia
ænˈɒpsɪə
apepsia
eɪˈpɛpsɪə
autopsia
ɔːˈtɒpsɪə
chromatopsia
ˌkrəʊməˈtɒpsɪə
dyspepsia
dɪsˈpɛpsɪə
eclampsia
ɪˈklæmpsɪə
erythropsia
ˌɛrɪˈθrɒpsɪə
eupepsia
juːˈpɛpsɪə
hemianopsia
ˌhɛmɪænˈɒpsɪə
micropsia
maɪˈkrɒpsɪə
palinopsia
ˌpælɪˈnɒpsɪə
photopsia
fəʊˈtɒpsɪə
polydipsia
ˌpɒlɪˈdɪpsɪə
pre-eclampsia
ˌpriːɪˈklæmpsɪə
teichopsia
tiːˈkɒpsɪə
tipsier
ˈtɪpsɪə
xanthopsia
zænˈθɒpsɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MACROPSIA

macrophage
macrophagic
macrophagous
macrophotograph
macrophotography
macrophylum
macrophysics
macrophyte
macrophytic
macropinacoid
macropinakoid
macropod
macroprism
macropterous
macroscale
macroscopic
macroscopically
macrosociological
macrosociology
macrosporangia

WORDS THAT END LIKE MACROPSIA

amnesia
Anastasia
anesthesia
Asia
Bahasa Indonesia
Central Asia
fantasia
French Polynesia
fuchsia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Micronesia
ossia
Persia
Polynesia
prosopagnosia
psia
Russia
Southeast Asia
Tunisia

Synonyms and antonyms of macropsia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «macropsia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MACROPSIA

Find out the translation of macropsia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of macropsia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «macropsia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

macropsia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

macropsia
570 millions of speakers

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macropsia
510 millions of speakers

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macropsia
380 millions of speakers
ar

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macropsia
280 millions of speakers

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macropsia
278 millions of speakers

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macropsia
270 millions of speakers

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macropsia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

macropsie
220 millions of speakers

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Macropsia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Makropsie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

macropsia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

macropsia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Macropsia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

macropsia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருத்தோற்ற மிகைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॅक्रोप्सिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

macropsia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

macropsia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Makropsja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

macropsia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

macropsia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μακροψία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

macropsia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

macropsia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

macropsia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of macropsia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MACROPSIA»

The term «macropsia» is used very little and occupies the 176.310 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MACROPSIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about macropsia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MACROPSIA»

Discover the use of macropsia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to macropsia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Hallucinations
M Macropsia Fig. 1 Ernst Mach the perceived size and distance of objects is altered. Macroproxiopia is classified either as a type of ∗dysmetropsia or as a ∗ metamorphopsia. It may present as an isolated symptom, as part of an ∗aura or as ...
Jan Dirk Blom, 2009
2
Neuro-ophthalmology
Occipito-temporal lesions have been reported, with either medial or lateral involvement.512'514 Migraine-related micropsia is another variant that may be more common than appreciated; episodic micropsia or macropsia occurred in 9% of a ...
Joel S. Glaser, 1999
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Fish's Clinical Psychopathology: Signs and Symptoms in ...
The opposite kind of visual experience is known as macropsia or megalopsia. This definition of micropsia includes the experience of the retreat of objects into the distance without any change in size although some authors call this porropsia .
F. J. Fish, Patricia R. Casey, Brendan Kelly, 2007
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Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology: The Essentials
One survey of over 3,000 adolescent students revealed that complaints of episodic micropsia or macropsia were not rare, occurring in 9% . Some occurred in the hypnagogic state or during fever, and there was a correlation with a history of ...
Nancy J. Newman, Neil R. Miller, Valérie Biousse, 2008
5
Clinical Neuropsychology
The image may be altered in size (micropsia or macropsia), shape ( metamorphopsia), position (telopsia), number (polyopia), color, or movement. Illusions commonly are as- sociated with macular diseases, migraine, or epileptic disorders.
Kenneth M. Heilman James E. Rooks Jr. Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Clinical and Health Psychology, Chair of the Department of Neurology Residency Program University of Florida College of Medicine Edward Valenstein William L. and Janice M. Neely Professors of Neurology, Gainesville, 2003
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Clinical Guide to Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Macropsia Macropsia (seeing objects as being larger than they really are) may result from excessive plus lenses, miotic therapy, and accommodative spasm. The classic example of macropsia is observed with aphakic spectacle correction.
David A. Lee, Eve J. Higginbotham, 1999
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Clinical Orthoptics
Objects appear larger than their natural size. If reduced accommodative effort is required, the brain will interpret that the object producing the retinal image is further away and, therefore this will appear larger than normal size, that is, macropsia ...
Fiona J. Rowe, 2012
8
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Objects may appear abnormally large (macropsia), far away (teleopsia), or small (micropsia) (Fig. 109.3). In lilliputianism, people appear to be very small. Simple benign global micropsia is an isolated complaint, affecting children mostly at ...
Creig S. Hoyt, David Taylor, 2012
9
Perceiving in Depth, Volume 3: Other Mechanisms of Depth ...
This induces macropsia, in which objects appear unusually large. In this case, there is an unsuccessful attempt to relax accommodation. Micropsia and macropsia may also be induced by a change in convergence. Base-out prisms increase ...
Ian P. Howard, 2012
10
Binocular Vision and Stereopsis
11.1.6 Micropsia and macropsia When the ciliary muscles are paralyzed by atropine, objects appear smaller and nearer in spite of the image remaining the same size. This effect, known as atropine micropsia, was first described by Aubert  ...
Ian P. Howard, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MACROPSIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term macropsia is used in the context of the following news items.
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LSD And The Cheshire Cat: 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland' Aren …
"During LSD intoxication, he reported the presence of four frequent visual illusions, namely, macropsia (seeing thing too big), micropsia, ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
2
'Alice in Wonderland Syndrome' caused by acid flashback
Temporary impairment of this region could cause macropsia (seeing things as too big), micropsia (seeing things as too small), pelopsia (seeing ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
LSD Could Take You on a Trip to Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
... pens or a cellular phone for example, were seen smaller or larger than they actually were (known as micropsia and macropsia respectively).”. «Brain Blogger, May 15»
4
Bizarre 'Alice in Wonderland Syndrome' Distorts Reality Among …
Sufferers experience dysmetropsia (micropsia, macropsia, pelopsia, teleopsia) or size distortion of other sensory modalities. These people ... «Chinatopix, Mar 15»
5
Silver Scroll Award 2014 Finalists Announced
Macropsia - for orchestra, composed by Celeste Oram. The finalists for the 2014 APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award are: ... «Undertheradar, Sep 14»
6
I Had Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
Episodes usually include micropsia (objects appear small) or macropsia (objects appear large). Some sufferers perceive their own body parts ... «New York Times, Jun 14»
7
You can be your own health care reform
He had micropsia (seeing objects smaller than they really are) and macropsia (seeing objects larger than they are). Although my condition is ... «Dallas Morning News, Oct 13»
8
Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks
... or imaginary smells, associated with herpes simplex; polyopia and palinopsia, with multiple images spread over space and time; macropsia, ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 13»
9
Oliver Sacks, Hallucinations and Creativity
... and writes that Lewis Carroll may have had the brain conditions micropsia and macropsia, called “Alice in Wonderland Syndrome” – in which ... «PsychCentral.com, Nov 12»
10
Making magic with Alice in Wonderland
"Sufferers experience Micropsia (things appearing smaller than they actually are) or Macropsia (can you guess?). There's not much science ... «Independent, Feb 10»

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