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dysmetropsia

n. impairment in the ability to judge the size or shape of objects, although the objects may be recognized for what they are.

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ontogeny

ontogeny

n. the biological origin and development of an individual organism from fertilization of the egg cell until death. Also called ontogenesis. Compare phylogeny. See also recapitulation theory. —ontogenetic adj.