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Webster 1913 Edition


Scotomy

Scot′o-my

,
Noun.
[NL.
scotomia
, from Gr. [GREEK] dizziness, fr. [GREEK] to darken, fr.
σκότοσ
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scotomy

SCOT'OMY

,
Noun.
[Gr. vertigo, from to darken.]
Dizziness or swimming of the head, with dimness of sight.