scotoma

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White or colored lights • Scintillating scotoma: zigzag lines •

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  1. New Latin scotōma, from Late Latin, dim sight, from Greek skotōma, dizziness, from skotoun, to darken, from skotos, darkness.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek σκότωμα, darkness: see scotomy.
 

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/skəˈtoʊmə/
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