Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scintillating scotoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: scin-til-lat-ing s-co-toma
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

scintillating scotomas (plural)

Synonyms

teichopsia visual migraine flittering scotoma

Questions

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

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