triplopia

triplopia

 [trĭ-plo´pe-ah]
defective vision, objects being seen as threefold; usually a hysterical symptom.
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trip·lo·pi·a

(trip-lō'pē-ă),
Visual defect in which three images of the same object are seen.
Synonym(s): triple vision
[G. triploos, triple, + opsis, sight]
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trip·lo·pi·a

(trip-lō'pē-ă)
Visual defect in which three images of the same object are seen.
Synonym(s): triple vision.
[G. triploos, triple, + opsis, sight]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

triplopia 

Condition in which a subject sees three images of a single object. This condition may be the result of crystalline lens sclerosis, multiple pupils, etc. See diplopia; polyopia.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
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