Macrography

Quick meaning: Macrography is a noun meaning The examination of an object with the naked eye.

Meaning

The examination of an object with the naked eye.

More Meanings

1. The macroscopic appearance of an object
2. (medicine) Abnormally large handwriting

Example Sentences

We also found that the strokes in the schizophrenia group were in general longer than the strokes in the control group. This result is consistent with previous studies that report the presence of macrography in schizophrenia

Examination of his handwriting shows an alternation of macrography with micrography, and to this much importance is attributed, not only because this state is often present in epileptics, but because it is associated with impulse and with double personality.

The handwriting of the study participants was seen to be larger and occupy a larger space in the manic period. […] While a reduced dopamine level leads to micrography (17), we suggest that the increased level of dopamine seen in mania could cause macrography.

Thus, according to various functional and organic abnormalities that can be installed, the writing disorders can be classified into the following categoriesⁱ: writing rhythm (increased rhythm or graphorrhea, vs. low rate); graphic morphology disorders (micrography, macrography, seismic handwriting), impaired semantic graphical forms (Schizophrenia handwriting, hermetic writing, doodles).

Synonyms for macrography

Depending on context, synonyms include megalography.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include macrograph, macroscopy, micrography, macrotrace, macrostructure, micrograph.

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