Scotoma Definition
skə-tōmə
scotomas, scotomata
noun
A dark area or gap in the visual field.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Scotoma
Noun
Singular:
scotoma
Plural:
scotomas, scotomataOrigin of Scotoma
New Latin scotōma from Late Latin dim sight from Greek skotōma dizziness from skotoun to darken from skotos darkness
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Late Latin scotoma, from Ancient Greek σκότωμα (skótōma), from σκότος (skótos, “darkness").
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