amaurosis

[ am-aw-roh-sis ]

/ ˌæm ɔˈroʊ sɪs /

noun

partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.

Nearby words

amatively, amato, amatol, amatory, amatungula, amaurosis, amaurosis congenita of leber, amaurosis fugax, amaurotic pupil, amaut, amaze

Origin of amaurosis

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

Related formsam·au·rot·ic

[am-aw-rot-ik] /ˌæm ɔˈrɒt ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for amaurosis

In amaurosis the pupil is dilated to its full extent; the eye looks clear, but does not respond to light.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
If there are still some who cannot see that I am right, then let them, without delay, be operated upon for amaurosis.
Public School Education|Michael Mller
Amaurosis is a paralysis of the nerves of the eye: it is sometimes cured, but then gradually, and not instantaneously.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847|T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
Amaurosis, a weakness or loss of vision, the cause of which was at one time unknown.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

Amaurotic (amaurosis, blindness) family idiocy is hereditary, and the child dies at about two years of age.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

British Dictionary definitions for amaurosis

amaurosis

/ (ˌæmɔːˈrəʊsɪs) /

noun

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

Derived Formsamaurotic (ˌæmɔːˈrɒtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for amaurosis

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

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Medicine definitions for amaurosis

amaurosis

[ ăm′ô-rō′sĭs ]

n.

Blindness, especially without apparent change in the eye, as from a cortical lesion.

Related formsam′au•rot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj.