Strephosymbolia was first coined in 1925 by Samuel Orton as being an answer to the implications the term word blindness makes. and help Specifically this new word was created to make a distinction between itself and word-blindness, but no reasons are given for what these distinctions arise from, or what exactly strephosymbolia means other than `.....
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visual disorder where letters are mirror image
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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. ... Origin: G. Strepho, to turn, + symbolon, a mark or sign ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(stref″o-sim-bo´le-ә) a type of dyslexia consisting of confusion between similar but oppositely oriented letters (b-d, p-q), and a tendency to read backward. a perceptual disorder in which objects are perceived as mirror images.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: stref′ō-sim-bō′lē-ă Definitions: 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. .....
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strephosymbolia 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.
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