scot-, scoto-, skot-, skoto- +
(Greek: darkness; blindness)
scotopic
1. Of or relating to low illumination to which the eye is dark-adapted.
2. Vision under conditions of dark adaptation.
3. Designating the dark-adapted state of vision, in which color perception is replaced by shades of black and white.
4. Of or relating to scotopia.
2. Vision under conditions of dark adaptation.
3. Designating the dark-adapted state of vision, in which color perception is replaced by shades of black and white.
4. Of or relating to scotopia.
scotoplankton, skotoplankton (s) (noun); scotoplankton; scotoplanktons, skotoplankton; skotoplanktons (pl)
Minute animal or plant organisms living in darkness below the photic zone: Many scotoplankton inhabit an ocean at a depth of 250 fathoms or more.
scotoscope
A type of telescope that uses image intensifiers to improve night viewing.
scotoscopy
The study of the retina of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope.
scotosis
Loss of vision in a part of the visual field; a blind spot; scotoma.
scototaxis, skototaxis
Movement of a motile organism to a dark area, as distinct from negative phototaxis.
scototherapy
1. Treatment by means of maintaining the patient in a darkened or dimly lit room.
2. The exclusion of light as a means of treatment.
2. The exclusion of light as a means of treatment.
scototropic, skototropic
A reference to skototropism.
scototropism, skototropism
An orientation movement towards a dark area.
