- scotoma
- scotoma (pl. scotomata), 1540s, from L.L. scotoma, from Gk. skotoma “dizziness,” from skotoun “to darken,” from skotos “darkness” (see SHADE (Cf. shade)).
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Scotoma — Sco*to ma, n. [L.] (Med.) Scotomy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scotoma — [skə tō′mə] n. pl. scotomata [skə tō′mə tə] or scotomas [ModL < LL, dimness of vision < Gr skotōma < skotos, darkness (see SHADE) + OMA] a dark area or gap in the visual field scotomatous [skətäm′ə təs] adj … English World dictionary
Scotoma — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|H|53|4|h|53, ICD10|H|53|1|h|53 ICD9 = ICD9|368.4, ICD9|368.12 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D012607 A scotoma (Greek: darkness ; plural:… … Wikipedia
scotoma — Also known as negative scotoma. The term scotoma comes from the Greek noun skotos (darkness). It is used to denote an area or island of loss or impairment of vision, surrounded by a field of normal or relatively well preserved vision. In… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
scotoma — 1. An isolated area of varying size and shape, within the visual field, in which vision is absent or depressed. 2. A blind spot in psychological awareness. [G. skotoma, vertigo, fr. skotos, darkness] absolute s. a s. in which there is no… … Medical dictionary
scotoma — sco·tò·ma s.m. TS med. riduzione circoscritta della sensibilità luminosa nel campo visivo, dovuta a una lesione di un punto qualunque delle vie ottiche, dalla retina all area visiva corticale {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1749. ETIMO: dal gr.… … Dizionario italiano
scotoma — n.; pl. scotomata a small area of abnormally less sensitive or absent vision in the visual field, surrounded by normal sight. All people have a blind spot in the visual field of each eye due to the small area inside the eye occupied by the optic… … The new mediacal dictionary
scotoma — noun (plural mas or scotomata) Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, dimness of vision, from Greek skotōmat , skotōma, from skotoun to darken, from skotos Date: 1875 a spot in the visual field in which vision is absent or deficient … New Collegiate Dictionary
Scotoma — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 H53.4 Gesichtsfelddefekte H53.1 Subjektive Sehstörungen Flimmerskotom … Deutsch Wikipedia
scotoma — scotomatous /skoh tom euh teuhs/, adj. /skoh toh meuh/, n., pl. scotomas, scotomata / meuh teuh/. Pathol. loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot. [1535 45; < LL < Gk skótoma dizziness. See SCOTO , OMA] * * * … Universalium
