Definition of Scotomia

1. a sense of dizziness [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scotomia

scotistic
scotlandite
scoto-
scotochromogenic
scotochromogens
scotogenic
scotograph
scotographs
scotoma
scotomaphobia
scotomas
scotomata
scotomatous
scotometer
scotometry
scotomia (current term)
scotomias
scotomies
scotomization
scotomizations
scotomy
scotophase
scotophil
scotophilia
scotophobia
scotopia
scotopias
scotopic
scotopic adaptation
scotopic eye

Literary usage of Scotomia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Economy of the Animal Kingdom, Considered Anatomically, Physically, and by Emanuel Swedenborg (1918)
"... stores away such as can never be united with the blood of another. CHAPTER XII. VERTIGO, scotomia ..."

2. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1846)
"scotomia, Dines Scati/ma, ... Giddiness, with impaired sight, often succeeded by headache. See Vertigo. scotomia ..."

3. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"... being very prevalent against frequent giddiness and scotomia, passions of the heart, and fainting of spirits, with a fear and dread, as it were, ..."

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