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SCINTILLATING SCOTOMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scintillating scotoma mean?
• SCINTILLATING SCOTOMA (noun)
The noun SCINTILLATING SCOTOMA has 1 sense:
1. a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine
Familiarity information: SCINTILLATING SCOTOMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCINTILLATING SCOTOMA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
flittering scotoma; scintillating scotoma
Hypernyms ("scintillating scotoma" is a kind of...):
scotoma (an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field)
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