scotodinia

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noun

A form of vertigo involving sudden dizziness, headache, and blurred vision

OriginAncient Greek σκοτοδινία →
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Meanings

nounscotodinia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA form of vertigo involving sudden dizziness, headache, and blurred vision

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκοτοδινία
  2. Englishscotodinia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκοτοδινία (skotodinía), from σκότος (skótos, “darkness”) + δίνη (dínē, “whirling”). Equivalent to scoto- + dino- + -ia.

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APA

scotodinia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotodinia

MLA

“scotodinia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotodinia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scotodinia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotodinia.

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