heautoscopy

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noun

A hallucination in which one sees one's own body from a distance.

“Heautoscopy may occur as a symptom in schizophrenia and epilepsy.”

OriginAncient Greek ἑαυτοῦ →
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Meanings

nounheautoscopy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA hallucination in which one sees one's own body from a distance.

    Heautoscopy may occur as a symptom in schizophrenia and epilepsy.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἑαυτοῦ“itself”
  2. Englishheautoscopy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, “itself”) + -scopy.

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APA

heautoscopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heautoscopy

MLA

“heautoscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heautoscopy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heautoscopy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heautoscopy.

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