scotoma

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]

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  • 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

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