flittering scotoma

1. 1.

   a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine

   Synonymsscintillating scotoma

   Broaderscotoma

Questions about flittering scotoma

What does flittering scotoma mean?

flittering scotoma means "a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine".

What is another word for flittering scotoma?

Close synonyms include scintillating scotoma. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flittering scotoma a common word?

flittering scotoma is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.