Etymology

micropsia

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Today it means: A disorder in which objects appear much smaller than normal, most often the result of a neurological dysfunction. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μικροψία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμικροψία
  2. English todaymicropsia

From Ancient Greek μικροψία (mikropsía), from μικρός (mikrós, “little, small”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”).

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