Scoto-
1.
a combining form meaning “darkness,” used in the formation of compound words:
scotoma.
1.
a combining form representing Scots, or Scottish, in compound words:
Scoto-Irish.
scoto- pref.
Darkness: scotophobia.
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- Scotoma
noun, plural scotomas, scotomata [skoh-toh-muh-tuh] /skoʊˈtoʊ mə tə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. 1. loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot. noun (pl) -mas, -mata (-mətə) 1. (pathol) a blind spot; a permanent or temporary area of depressed or absent vision caused by lesions of the visual system, viewing the sun directly […]
- Scotomata
noun, plural scotomas, scotomata [skoh-toh-muh-tuh] /skoʊˈtoʊ mə tə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. 1. loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot. noun (pl) -mas, -mata (-mətə) 1. (pathol) a blind spot; a permanent or temporary area of depressed or absent vision caused by lesions of the visual system, viewing the sun directly […]
- Scotomatous
noun, plural scotomas, scotomata [skoh-toh-muh-tuh] /skoʊˈtoʊ mə tə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. 1. loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot. noun (pl) -mas, -mata (-mətə) 1. (pathol) a blind spot; a permanent or temporary area of depressed or absent vision caused by lesions of the visual system, viewing the sun directly […]
- Scotometry
scotometry sco·tom·e·try (skə-tŏm’ĭ-trē) n. The plotting and measuring of a scotoma. sco·tom’e·ter n.
- Scotophil
adjective, Biology. 1. living and flourishing in darkness. 2. pertaining to the part of the circadian cycle when light does not affect reproduction.