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, scotomata

Origin 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").

    From Wiktionary

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