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macropsia

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macropsia [ma′kräp·sē·ə]
(medicine)
A disturbance of vision in which objects seem larger than they are. Also known as megalopia.
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You can also develop Macropsia, where objects appear bigger than they really are.
Don't mock the AFFLICTED; Bizarre ailments are far from funny for ... by The Mirror (London, England)
You can also develop Macropsia, where objects appear bigger than they really are.
DON'T MOCK THE AFFLICTED; BIZARRE AILMENTS ARE FAR FROM FUNNY FOR ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
The authors found that certain phenomena--such as increased intensity of colors, increased vividness of objects, macropsia, micropsia, and transient paranoia--were specific to the cocaine-induced psychotic state.
Cocaine-induced psychosis and schizophrenia by Leard-Hansson, Jan; Guttmacher, Laurence / Clinical Psychiatry News
 
 
 
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