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Alice in Wonderland syndrome

Alice in Wonderland syndrome noun: a disorienting neurological condition involving micropsia, macropsia, or size distortion of other sensory modalities.

Noun

Alice in Wonderland syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A disorienting neurological condition involving micropsia, macropsia, or size distortion of other sensory modalities.
    • Three cases of "Alice in Wonderland" syndrome (metamorphopsia) are presented and described as a presenting symptom of infectious mono nucleosis in a preadolescent male and in two late teenage females.1977 February, Stuart M. Copperman, “" Alice in Wonderland" Syndrome as a Presenting Symptom of Infectious Mononucleosis in Children: A Description of Three Affected Young People”, in Clinical...
    • Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is characterized by visual hallucinations and bizarre perceptual distortions.1998 August, Yung-Ting Kuo, Nan-Chang Chiu, Ein-Yiao Shen, Che-Sheng Ho, Ming-CheWu, “Cerebral perfusion in children with Alice in Wonderland syndrome”, in Pediatric neurology, volume 19, number 2...
    Synonyms:
    Todd's syndrome

Synonyms of Alice in Wonderland syndrome

Origin of Alice in Wonderland syndrome

After Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865; often known as Alice in Wonderland), in which the protagonist changes size after consuming a potion and a cake.

Questions about Alice in Wonderland syndrome

What does Alice in Wonderland syndrome mean?
Alice in Wonderland syndrome means a disorienting neurological condition involving micropsia, macropsia, or size distortion of other sensory modalities.
What part of speech is Alice in Wonderland syndrome?
Alice in Wonderland syndrome is a noun.

Words near Alice in Wonderland syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Alice band
  2. Alice bands
  3. Alice blue
  4. Alice chess
  5. Alice in Wonderland
  6. Alice in Wonderland syndrome
  7. Alice in Wonderlandish
  8. Alice in Wonderlands
  9. Alice Springs
  10. Alice's fern
  11. Alice-in-Wonderland

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