Etymology

scotomy

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Today it means: dizziness with dimness of sight Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκοτωμία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκοτωμία“dizziness”
  2. English todayscotomy

From Ancient Greek σκοτωμία (skotōmía, “dizziness”). By surface analysis, scot- + -omy.

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