"Scotoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A localized defect in the visual field bordered by an area of normal vision. This occurs with a variety of EYE DISEASES (e.g., RETINAL DISEASES and GLAUCOMA); OPTIC NERVE DISEASES, and other conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D012607
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.751.941.811 C11.966.811 C23.888.592.763.941.811
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| Concept/Terms |
Scotoma, Arcuate- Scotoma, Arcuate
- Arcuate Scotoma
- Arcuate Scotomas
- Scotomas, Arcuate
Scotoma, Bjerrum- Scotoma, Bjerrum
- Bjerrum Scotoma
- Bjerrum Scotomas
- Scotomas, Bjerrum
Scotoma, Central- Scotoma, Central
- Central Scotoma
- Central Scotomas
- Scotomas, Central
Scotoma, Sector- Scotoma, Sector
- Scotomas, Sector
- Sector Scotoma
- Sector Scotomas
Scotoma, Paracecal- Scotoma, Paracecal
- Paracecal Scotoma
- Paracecal Scotomas
- Scotomas, Paracecal
Scotoma, Paracentral- Scotoma, Paracentral
- Paracentral Scotoma
- Paracentral Scotomas
- Scotomas, Paracentral
Scotoma, Peripheral- Scotoma, Peripheral
- Peripheral Scotoma
- Peripheral Scotomas
- Scotomas, Peripheral
Scotoma, Ring- Scotoma, Ring
- Ring Scotoma
- Ring Scotomas
- Scotomas, Ring
Scotoma, Scintillating- Scotoma, Scintillating
- Scintillating Scotoma
- Scintillating Scotomas
- Scotomas, Scintillating
Scotoma, Altitudinal- Scotoma, Altitudinal
- Altitudinal Scotoma
- Altitudinal Scotomas
- Scotomas, Altitudinal
Scotoma, Centrocecal- Scotoma, Centrocecal
- Centrocecal Scotoma
- Centrocecal Scotomas
- Scotomas, Centrocecal
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