scotoma

[ skoh-toh-muh ]
/ skoʊˈtoʊ mə /

noun, plural sco·to·mas, sco·to·ma·ta [skoh-toh-muh-tuh] /skoʊˈtoʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.

Origin of scotoma

1535–45; < Late Latin < Greek skótōma dizziness. See scoto-, -oma

OTHER WORDS FROM scotoma

sco·tom·a·tous [skoh-tom-uh-tuh s] /skoʊˈtɒm ə təs/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for scotoma

scotoma
/ (skɒˈtəʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

pathol a blind spot; a permanent or temporary area of depressed or absent vision caused by lesions of the visual system, viewing the sun directly (eclipse scotoma), squinting, etc
psychol a mental blind spot; inability to understand or perceive certain matters

Derived forms of scotoma

scotomatous (skɒˈtɒmətəs), adjective

Word Origin for scotoma

C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek skotōma giddiness, from skotoun to make dark, from skotos darkness

Medical definitions for scotoma

scotoma
[ skə-tōmə ]

n. pl. sco•to•mas

An area of diminished vision within the visual field.
blind spot