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Synonyms for blind spot

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Noun

1. Optic disc — the place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light; the…

optic disc, scotoma

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light; the portion of the visual field that corresponds to this site.

    We all have a blind spot in our vision, but our brains usually compensate for it, such that we usually don't consciously notice it.

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Other spellings
blindspot

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7 letters
scotoma

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tache aveugle