Anamorphosis

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.

2. Same as Anamorphism, 2.

3. A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.