amaurosis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of amaurosis
1650–60; < Greek: darkening, hindrance to sight, equivalent to amaur ( ós ) dim, dark + -ōsis -osis
Example Sentences
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The findings deepen understanding of how mutations in the RPE65 enzyme cause retinal diseases, especially Leber congenital amaurosis, a devastating childhood blinding disease.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024
Toben has a rare genetic condition called Leber's congenital amaurosis.
From BBC • May 27, 2022
Trial participants have Leber congenital amaurosis type 10, caused by a mutated gene that the trial aimed to fix.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 6, 2021
Last July, the pharmaceutical companies Editas Medicine in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Allergan in Dublin launched a trial to treat the genetic disorder Leber congenital amaurosis 10, which can cause blindness, by editing eye cells.
From Nature • Jan. 5, 2020
In amaurosis the pupil is dilated to its full extent; the eye looks clear, but does not respond to light.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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