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scotoma

[ skoh-toh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.
, plural sco·to·mas, sco·to·ma·ta [skoh-, toh, -m, uh, -t, uh].
  1. loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.


scotoma

/ skɒˈtəʊmə; skɒˈtɒmətəs /

noun

  1. pathol a blind spot; a permanent or temporary area of depressed or absent vision caused by lesions of the visual system, viewing the sun directly ( eclipse scotoma ), squinting, etc
  2. psychol a mental blind spot; inability to understand or perceive certain matters
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • scotomatous, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sco·tom·a·tous [skoh-, tom, -, uh, -t, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scotoma1

1535–45; < Late Latin < Greek skótōma dizziness. See scoto-, -oma
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scotoma1

C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek skotōma giddiness, from skotoun to make dark, from skotos darkness
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Example Sentences

In each eye there was a central scotoma for red, and contraction of the field (see diagram).

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