scotodinia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of vertigo involving sudden dizziness, headache, and blurred vision

Word forms

scotodinia

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκοτοδινία (skotodinía), from σκότος (skótos, “darkness”) + δίνη (dínē, “whirling”). Equivalent to scoto- + dino- + -ia.

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