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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, an affection of the eye in which objects appear less than their actual size.

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  • noun pathology A disorder in which objects appear much smaller than normal, most often the result of a neurological dysfunction.

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  • Micropsia is the contrary condition, ie. when objects appear smaller than they really are.

    November 29, 2007