illusion
(il-oo′zhŏn)
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[L. illusio, jeering, mockery]
An inaccurate perception; a misinterpretation of sensory impressions, as opposed to a hallucination, which is a perception formed without an external stimulus. Vague stimuli are conducive to the production of illusions. If an illusion becomes fixed, it is said to be a delusion.
SEE: delusion; SEE: hallucination
illusional (il-oo′zhŏn-ăl), adj.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Illusion." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729135/all/illusion.
Illusion. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729135/all/illusion. Accessed October 9, 2024.
Illusion. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729135/all/illusion
Illusion [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 October 09]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729135/all/illusion.
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