scotoma

English

Etymology

From Late Latin scotoma, from Ancient Greek σκότωμα (skótōma), from σκότος (skótos, “darkness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skə.ˈtoʊ.mə/

Noun

scotoma (plural scotomas or scotomata)

1. An area of impaired or lost vision within a field of vision otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state.

   Synonym: blind spot

   • 2019, Philip Pullman, The Secret Commonwealth, David Fickling Books (2020), page 373:

     Malcolm’s vision was now almost totally occupied by the shimmering dazzle of the scotoma.

Derived terms

• microscotoma
• scotomaphobia
• scotomatous
• scotometer
• scotometry
• scotomization

 

Related terms

• scotomize
• scotomy

 

Translations

area of impaired or lost vision

• Finnish: skotooma (fi)
• Italian: scotoma m

Anagrams

• moscato, coatoms

Italian

Noun

scotoma m (plural scotomi)

1. (pathology) scotoma

Related terms

• scotomatico

Anagrams

• Moscato, moscato, stomaco, stomacò