| SCOTOMA | • scotoma n. An area of impaired or lost vision within a field of vision otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state. • SCOTOMA n. (Greek) dizziness with dimness of sight, also SCOTOMIA, SCOTOMY. |
| SCOTOMY | • scotomy n. (Obsolete) dizziness with dimness of sight. • scotomy n. (Obsolete) obscuration of the field of vision due to the appearance of a dark spot before the eye. • SCOTOMY n. (obsolete) dizziness with dimness of sight, also SCOTOMA, SCOTOMIA. |
| ONCOTOMY | • oncotomy n. (Surgery) The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumour, with a cutting instrument. • ONCOTOMY n. incision into a tumour. |
| SCOTOMAS | • scotomas n. Plural of scotoma. • SCOTOMA n. (Greek) dizziness with dimness of sight, also SCOTOMIA, SCOTOMY. |
| SCOTOMIA | • SCOTOMIA n. (obsolete) dizziness with dimness of sight, also SCOTOMA, SCOTOMY. |
| LEUCOTOME | • leucotome n. (Medicine) An instrument used to perform a leucotomy. • LEUCOTOME n. a needle used to carry out a leucotomy, also LEUKOTOME. |
| LEUCOTOMY | • leucotomy n. Lobotomy. • LEUCOTOMY n. a surgical scission of the fibres between the frontal lobes of the brain and the thalamus to relieve cases of severe schizophrenia, also LEUKOTOMY. |
| SCOTOMATA | • scotomata n. Plural of scotoma. • SCOTOMA n. (Greek) dizziness with dimness of sight, also SCOTOMIA, SCOTOMY. |
| SCOTOMIAS | • SCOTOMIA n. (obsolete) dizziness with dimness of sight, also SCOTOMA, SCOTOMY. |
| SCOTOMIES | • scotomies n. Plural of scotomy. • SCOTOMY n. (obsolete) dizziness with dimness of sight, also SCOTOMA, SCOTOMIA. |
| LEUCOTOMES | • leucotomes n. Plural of leucotome. • LEUCOTOME n. a needle used to carry out a leucotomy, also LEUKOTOME. |
| ONCOTOMIES | • oncotomies n. Plural of oncotomy. • ONCOTOMY n. incision into a tumour. |
| SCOTOMETER | • scotometer n. An instrument for detecting and measuring scotomas. • SCOTOMETER n. an instrument for detecting defects in the visual field. |
| VARICOTOMY | • varicotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of removing varicose veins. • VARICOTOMY n. an incision into a varicose vein. |
| LEUCOTOMIES | • leucotomies n. Plural of leucotomy. • LEUCOTOMY n. a surgical scission of the fibres between the frontal lobes of the brain and the thalamus to relieve cases of severe schizophrenia, also LEUKOTOMY. |
| SCOTOMATOUS | • scotomatous adj. Of or relating to a scotoma. • SCOTOMATOUS adj. relating to scotoma. |
| SCOTOMETERS | • scotometers n. Plural of scotometer. • SCOTOMETER n. an instrument for detecting defects in the visual field. |
| THORACOTOMY | • thoracotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain… • THORACOTOMY n. surgical incision of the chest wall. |
| VARICOTOMIES | • varicotomies n. Plural of varicotomy. • VARICOTOMY n. an incision into a varicose vein. |
| THORACOTOMIES | • thoracotomies n. Plural of thoracotomy. • THORACOTOMY n. surgical incision of the chest wall. |