"scotoma" meaning in English

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          "word": "microscotoma"
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          "word": "scotomaphobia"
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          "word": "scotomatous"
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        {
          "word": "scotometer"
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          "word": "scotometry"
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          "word": "scotomization"
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          "text": "Malcolm’s vision was now almost totally occupied by the shimmering dazzle of the scotoma.",
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        "An area of impaired or lost vision within a visual field otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state."
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          "word": "blind spot"
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          "word": "skotooma"
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  "word": "scotoma"
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      "sense": "area of impaired or lost vision",
      "word": "skotooma"
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