parablepsia
noun
para·blep·sia
\ˌparəˈblepsēə\
variants: less commonly
parablepsis
\-epsə̇s\ orparablepsy
\-epsē\Definition of parablepsia
parablepsias
\-psēəz\ orparablepses
orparablepsies
: false or distorted vision
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Origin and Etymology of parablepsia
New Latin parablepsia (from 1para- + Greek blepsis sight—from blepein to see + -sis —+ Latin -ia -y) & parablepsis, from 1para- + Greek blepsis
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