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)
- 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.
Italian
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