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scotoma definition

sco·toma (skə tō′mə)

noun pl. scotomata -·mata (-mə tə) or scotomas -·mas

a dark area or gap in the visual field

Etymology: ModL < LL, dimness of vision < Gr skotōma < skotos, darkness (see shade) + -oma

Related Forms:

  • scotomatous sco·tom′a·tous (-täm′ə təs) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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