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scotoma

Noun CEFR B1
skəˈtoʊ.mə

Definitions

An area of impaired or lost vision within a visual field otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state.

Equivalents

Françaisscotome
Portuguêsescotoma
Italianoscotoma
4 more languages
Bahasa Indonesiabintik butaskotoma
日本語暗点
Polskimroczek

Examples

“Malcolm’s vision was now almost totally occupied by the shimmering dazzle of the scotoma.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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