First Known Use: 1875
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scotoma
noun sco·to·ma \skə-ˈtō-mə\
plural sco·to·mas or sco·to·ma·ta \-mə-tə\
Definition of SCOTOMA
: a spot in the visual field in which vision is absent or deficient
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Origin of SCOTOMA
New Latin, from Medieval Latin, dimness of vision, from Greek skotōmat-, skotōma, from skotoun to darken, from skotos
Medical Dictionary
scotoma
noun sco·to·ma \skə-ˈtō-mə\
plural sco·to·mas or sco·to·ma·ta \-mət-ə\
Medical Definition of SCOTOMA
: a spot in the visual field in which vision is absent or deficient
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