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語源

From Late Latin scotoma, from Ancient Greek σκότωμα (skótōma), from σκότος (skótos, “darkness”). By surface analysis, scot- +‎ -oma.

発音

• IPA: /skəˈtoʊ.mə/, /skoʊˈtoʊ.mə/

名詞

scotoma (plural scotomas or scotomata)

1. An area of impaired or lost vision within a visual field otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state.

   Synonym: blind spot

   • 2019, Philip Pullman, The Secret Commonwealth, David Fickling Books (2020), page 373:

     Malcolm’s vision was now almost totally occupied by the shimmering dazzle of the scotoma.

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