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noun
A visual aura that originates from the brain, and may precede a migraine headache, but can also occur acephalgically (without a headache).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Synonyms: teichopsia, visual migraine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: flittering scotoma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scotoma
History
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