macroptic

macroptic
mac·rop·tic ma-'kräp-tik adj affected with macropsia

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  • macroptic hallucination —    The term macroptic hallucination is indebted to the Greek words makros (large) and opsis (seeing). It refers to a visual hallucination in which the object or scene in question is perceived as disproportionally large in comparison with the… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • macroptic — mac·rop·tic …   English syllables

  • macroptic — (ˈ)ma|kräptik adjective Etymology: macr + optic : affected with macropsia …   Useful english dictionary

  • macroptic vision —    see macropsia …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • macropsia —    Also known as macropsy, macroptic vision, megalopsia, and megalopia. The term macropsia comes from the Greek words makros (large) and opsis (seeing). It refers to a visual distortion in which objects and stimuli are perceived as… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • gulliverian hallucination —    Also known as brobdingnagian hallucination. Both terms denote a *macroptic hallucination depicting one or more disproportionally large human figures, either in isolation or embedded in an environment of regular proportions. The gulliverian… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • microptic hallucination —    Also known as microscopic hallucination and diminutive visual hallucination. The term microptic hallucination is indebted to the Greek words mikros (small) and opsis (seeing). It refers to a type of *visual hallucination in which the… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • morphopsia —    The term morphopsia comes from the Greek words morphè (form) and opsis (seeing). It is used in a restricted sense to denote a multicoloured *complex visual hallucination with *microptic or * macroptic aspects. Pathophysiologically, this type… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • visual hallucination —    Also referred to as vision. Both terms are indebted to the Latin noun visio, which means sight. They are used to denote a hallucination of sight. Historically, visual hallucinations have been divided into a multitude of types. Using their… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • zoom vision —    A term used to denote a * visual illusion caused by a gradual change from regular visual perception to either macroptic or microptic vision. Macrop tic vision, or * macropsia, is a visual illusion characterized by a * magnification of objects… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

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