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SCOTOMA (scotomata)

Dictionary entry overview: What does scotoma mean?

• SCOTOMA (noun)
The noun SCOTOMA has 1 sense:

1. an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field

Familiarity information: SCOTOMA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SCOTOMA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("scotoma" is a kind of...):

vision defect; visual defect; visual disorder; visual impairment (impairment of the sense of sight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scotoma"):

annular scotoma (a circular scotoma surrounding the center of the field of vision)

central scotoma (a scotoma that involves the fixation point)

hemianopic scotoma (a scotoma involving half of the visual field)

paracentral scotoma (a scotoma that is adjacent to the fixation point)

flittering scotoma; scintillating scotoma (a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine)

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