History and Etymology of Biological / Biochemical / Medical Terms
scotoma
Term:
scotoma
Literally meaning:
“
darkness
”
Origin:
Anc Greek
σκότος
/
scotos(=darkness) > σκι
ά
/scia(shadow)
Coined/History
(?)
Definition
Scotoma is an area of
decreased
vision within the visual field
σ
urrounded by an area of relatively normal vision.
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