scotoma
sco·to·ma
noun \skə-ˈtō-mə\ plural sco·to·mas or sco·to·ma·ta\-mə-tə\
Definition of SCOTOMA
: a spot in the visual field in which vision is absent or deficient
Origin of SCOTOMA
New Latin, from Medieval Latin, dimness of vision, from Greek skotōmat-, skotōma, from skotoun to darken, from skotos
First Known Use: 1875
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