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strephosymbolia
strephosymbolia (ˌstrɛfəʊsɪmˈbəʊlɪə) n (Medicine) med a condition of perceiving objects as their mirror image and, specifically, having difficulty in distinguishing letters in wordsstrephosymboliaMedicine. 1. a disorder of perception causing objects to seem as if reversed in a mirror. 2. a reading difficulty characterized by confusion between similar but oppositely oriented letters (b-d, etc.) and a tendency to reverse direction in reading. — strephosymbolic, adj.See also: Readingstrephosymbolia
strephosymbolia [stref″o-sim-bo´le-ah] 1. a type of dyslexia consisting of confusion between similar but oppositely oriented letters (b-d, p-q), and a tendency to read backward.2. a perceptual disorder in which objects are perceived as mirror images.streph·o·sym·bo·li·a (stref'ō-sim-bō'lē-ă), 1. Generally, the perception of objects reversed as if in a mirror. 2. Specifically, difficulty in distinguishing written or printed letters that extend in opposite directions but are otherwise similar, such as p and d, or related kinds of mirror reversal. [G. strephō, to turn, + symbolon, a mark or sign] strephosymbolia Neurology The reversing of letters and words in reading and writing, which may occur in learning disability. See Dyslexia. streph·o·sym·bo·li·a (stref'ō-sim-bō'lē-ă) 1. Generally, the perception of objects reversed as if in a mirror. 2. Specifically, difficulty in distinguishing written or printed letters that extend in opposite directions but are otherwise similar, such as p and d, or related kinds of mirror reversal. [G. strephō, to turn, + symbolon, a mark or sign] |