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scotoma

n. an area of partial or complete loss of vision in the visual field. Vision may be depressed (relative scotoma), altered (scintillating scotoma), or completely lost (absolute scotoma). Scotomas can occur either in the central visual field (see central scotoma) or in the periphery (see paracentral scotoma). See also visual field defect.

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