aniseikonia

aniseikonia
noun Etymology: New Latin, from anis- + Greek eikōn image — more at icon Date: 1934 a defect of binocular vision in which the two retinal images of an object differ in size • aniseikonic adjective

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  • aniseikonia — n. 1. a visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aniseikonia — [an΄is ī΄kō′nē ə] n. [ModL < ANIS(O) + Gr eikōn (see ICON), an image + IA] a condition in which the image seen by one eye is larger than that seen by the other eye: opposed to ISEIKONIA aniseikonic [an΄is īkän′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Aniseikonia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29646 ICD10 = ICD10|H|52|3|h|49 ICD9 = ICD9|367.32 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D000839 Aniseikonia (sometimes misspelled as aneisokonia, and spelled… …   Wikipedia

  • aniseikonia — aniseikonic /an euh suy kon ik/, adj. /an euh suy koh nee euh/, n. Ophthalm. a defect of vision in which the images at the retinas are unequal in size. [1930 35; < NL; see ANISO , EIKON, IA] * * * …   Universalium

  • aniseikonia — noun An ophthalmological condition where there is a significant difference in the perceived size of images …   Wiktionary

  • aniseikonia — An ocular condition in which the image of an object in one eye differs in size or shape from the image of the same object in the fellow eye. SYN: unequal retinal image. [G. anisos, unequal, + eikon, an image] * * * an·is·ei·ko·nia .an .ī .sī kō… …   Medical dictionary

  • aniseikonia — n. visual defect …   English contemporary dictionary

  • aniseikonia — an·is·ei·ko·nia …   English syllables

  • aniseikonia — n. a condition in which the image of an object differs markedly in size or shape in each eye …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • aniseikonia — an•is•ei•ko•ni•a [[t]ˌæn ə saɪˈkoʊ ni ə[/t]] n. a defect of vision in which the images at the retinas are unequal in size • Etymology: 1930–35; anis (o) + Gk eikṓn image, icon+ ia an is•ei•kon′ic ˈkɒn ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

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