amaurosis

[ am-aw-roh-sis ]

/ ˌæm ɔˈroʊ sɪs /

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noun

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

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Origin of amaurosis

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

Words nearby amaurosis

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How to use amaurosis in a sentence

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
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
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
Cataract may be simple, or complicated with amaurosis, adhesions, etc.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture

Amaurosis, a weakness or loss of vision, the cause of which was at one time unknown.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for amaurosis

amaurosis

/ (ˌæmɔːˈrəʊsɪs) /

noun

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

Derived forms of amaurosis

amaurotic (ˌæmɔːˈrɒtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for amaurosis

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

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Medical definitions for amaurosis

amaurosis

[ ăm′ô-rō′sĭs ]

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

Other words from amaurosis

am′au•rot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj.