hemi-prosopometamorphopsia en · NOUN
Etymology
From hemi- + prosopo- + meta- + morpho- + -opsia.
Meanings
- A rare neurovisual perceptual disorder, a variant of prosopometamorphopsia, in which distortion of facial features is restricted to one hemiface. The unaffected side is typically perceived normally, creating a split or “halved” perceptual distortion of faces.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hemi-prosopometamorphopsias | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hemi-PMO | Abbr=Yes | lexicographic | |
| hemiprosopometamorphopsia | alternative | lexicographic |