Meaning | An isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field. |
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Narrower | annular scotoma | A circular scotoma surrounding the center of the field of vision |
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central scotoma | A scotoma that involves the fixation point |
hemianopic scotoma | A scotoma involving half of the visual field |
paracentral scotoma | A scotoma that is adjacent to the fixation point |
scintillating scotoma, flittering scotoma | A localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights |
Broader | visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder | impairment of the sense of sight |
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Spanish | escotoma |
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Catalan | escotoma |
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Adjectives | scotomatous | relating to scotoma |
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