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prosopometamorphopsia

prosopometamorphopsia noun: a rare neurovisual perceptual disorder characterized by distorted perception of human faces, in which facial features may appear altered in size, shape, position, or configuration despite intact visual input. It is typically associated with dysfunction in cortical regions involved in face processing, particularly in the occipitotemporal visual pathway.

Noun

prosopometamorphopsia (plural prosopometamorphopsias, abbreviation PMO)

  1. A rare neurovisual perceptual disorder characterized by distorted perception of human faces, in which facial features may appear altered in size, shape, position, or configuration despite intact visual input. It is typically associated with dysfunction in cortical regions involved in face processing, particularly in the occipitotemporal visual pathway.

Synonyms of prosopometamorphopsia

Forms of prosopometamorphopsia

pluralprosopometamorphopsias
abbreviationPMO

Origin of prosopometamorphopsia

From prosopo- + metamorphopsia. The term was first used in 1953 by British neurologist MacDonald Critchley.

Words formed from prosopometamorphopsia

Questions about prosopometamorphopsia

What does prosopometamorphopsia mean?
Prosopometamorphopsia means a rare neurovisual perceptual disorder characterized by distorted perception of human faces, in which facial features may appear altered in size, shape, position, or configuration despite intact visual input. It is typically associated with dysfunction in cortical regions involved in face processing, particularly in the occipitotemporal visual pathway.
What part of speech is prosopometamorphopsia?
Prosopometamorphopsia is a noun.
What is the plural of prosopometamorphopsia?
The plural of prosopometamorphopsia is prosopometamorphopsias.

Words near prosopometamorphopsia in the dictionary

  1. prosopographically
  2. prosopographies
  3. prosopography
  4. prosopolepsies
  5. prosopolepsy
  6. prosopometamorphopsia
  7. prosopometamorphopsias
  8. prosopomorphic
  9. prosopon
  10. prosoponeuralgia
  11. prosoponology

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