illusory vertical splitting

illusory vertical splitting

Dictionary of Hallucinations. . 2010.

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  • illusory splitting —    Also known as illusory vertical splitting. Both terms are used to denote a visual distortion consisting of a vertical splitting of objects, often accompanied by a vertical displacement of the two parts along the fracture line. Illusory… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • Picasso, Pablo Ruiz — (1881 1973)    A famous Spanish painter who may have suffered from * migraine aura without headache. This suggestion is based on Picasso s paintings ofwomen s faces displaying a peculiar vertical split which is reminiscent of *illusory splitting …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • metamorphopsia —    The term metamorphopsia comes from the Greek words metamorphoun (to change the form) and opsis (seeing). It translates roughly as seeing an altered form . It is not clear who introduced the term, but it appears in a medical lexicon as early as …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

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  • microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… …   Universalium

  • Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

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  • Venus — /vee neuhs/, n., pl. Venuses for 2. 1. an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty. 2. an exceptionally beautiful woman. 3. (sometimes l.c.) Archaeol. a statuette of… …   Universalium

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