scotodinia
Meanings
noun
- A form of vertigo involving sudden dizziness, headache, and blurred vision
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκοτοδινία (skotodinía), from σκότος (skótos, “darkness”) + δίνη (dínē, “whirling”). Equivalent to scoto- + dino- + -ia.
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