amaurosis

[ am-aw-roh-sis ]
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noun
  1. partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.

Origin of amaurosis

1
1650–60; <Greek: darkening, hindrance to sight, equivalent to amaur(ós) dim, dark + -ōsis-osis

Other words from amaurosis

  • am·au·rot·ic [am-aw-rot-ik], /ˌæm ɔˈrɒt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for amaurosis

amaurosis

/ (ˌæmɔːˈrəʊsɪs) /


noun
  1. pathol blindness, esp when occurring without observable damage to the eye

Origin of amaurosis

1
C17: via New Latin from Greek: darkening, from amauroun to dim, darken

Derived forms of amaurosis

  • amaurotic (ˌæmɔːˈrɒtɪk), adjective

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