scotoma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An area of impaired or lost vision within a visual field otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state.

/skəˈtoʊ.mə/ /skoʊˈtoʊ.mə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scotoma.wav

scotoma scotomas scotomata

From Late Latin scotoma, from Ancient Greek σκότωμα (skótōma), from σκότος (skótos, “darkness”). By surface analysis, scot- + -oma.

blind spot

scotomize scotomy

microscotoma scintillating scotoma scotomaphobia scotomatous scotometer scotometry scotomization

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