Scotosis
/skoʊˈtoʊ.sɪs/noun
A condition involving dimness of vision or impaired visual perception.
Did you know?Scotosis belongs to the same Greek darkness-family as scotoma and scotopic, terms used for blind spots and low-light vision.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
σκότος (skótos)
“Darkness, gloom, or figurative obscurity”
Ancient Greek
Greek
σκότωσις (skótōsis)
“A darkening or becoming dark; a condition of dimness”
Late Classical–Medieval Medical Latin
Latin
scotosis
“A medical term for visual dimness or obscuration”
19th Century
Medical English
scotosis
“A disorder or impairment characterized by reduced visual perception”
Modern English
English
scotosis
“Dimness of vision or impaired visual perception”
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