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scintillating scotoma

scintillating scotoma noun: a visual aura that originates from the brain, and may precede a migraine headache, but can also occur acephalgically (without a headache).

Noun

scintillating scotoma (plural scintillating scotomas)

  1. A visual aura that originates from the brain, and may precede a migraine headache, but can also occur acephalgically (without a headache).

Synonyms of scintillating scotoma

Forms of scintillating scotoma

pluralscintillating scotomas

Questions about scintillating scotoma

What does scintillating scotoma mean?
Scintillating scotoma means a visual aura that originates from the brain, and may precede a migraine headache, but can also occur acephalgically (without a headache).
What part of speech is scintillating scotoma?
Scintillating scotoma is a noun.
What is the plural of scintillating scotoma?
The plural of scintillating scotoma is scintillating scotomas.

Words near scintillating scotoma in the dictionary

  1. scintillas
  2. scintillate
  3. scintillated
  4. scintillates
  5. scintillating
  6. scintillating scotoma
  7. scintillating scotomas
  8. scintillatingly
  9. scintillation
  10. scintillation camera
  11. scintillation cameras

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