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Scotomy

Scotomy \Scot"o*my\, n. [NL. scotomia, from Gr. ? dizziness, fr. ? to darken, fr. sko`tos darkness: cf. F. scotomie.]

  1. Dizziness with dimness of sight. [Obs.]
    --Massinger.

  2. (Med.) Obscuration of the field of vision due to the appearance of a dark spot before the eye.

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scotomy

n. 1 (context obsolete English) dizziness with dimness of sight 2 (context obsolete English) obscuration of the field of vision due to the appearance of a dark spot before the eye