"prosopometamorphopsia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: First used in 1953 by British neurologist MacDonald Critchley, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face”) + English metamorphopsia (“distorted vision”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πρόσωπον||face}} Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face”), {{cog|en|metamorphopsia||distorted vision}} English metamorphopsia (“distorted vision”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} prosopometamorphopsia (uncountable)
  1. (psychiatry) A disorder of facial perception, in which the patient perceives people's faces as distorted, often with morbid affective features. Wikipedia link: MacDonald Critchley Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Psychiatry Synonyms: PMO
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