amaurosis

[ am-aw-roh-sis ]

noun

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

amaurosis

/ ˌæmɔːˈrəʊsɪs; ˌæmɔːˈrɒtɪk /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• amaurotic, adjective

Other Words From

• am·au·rot·ic [am-aw-, rot, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of amaurosis¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of amaurosis¹

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

Example Sentences

Amaurosis is a paralysis of the nerves of the eye: it is sometimes cured, but then gradually, and not instantaneously.

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Amaurotic (amaurosis, blindness) family idiocy is hereditary, and the child dies at about two years of age.

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If there are still some who cannot see that I am right, then let them, without delay, be operated upon for amaurosis.

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Cataract may be simple, or complicated with amaurosis, adhesions, etc.

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Amaurosis, a weakness or loss of vision, the cause of which was at one time unknown.

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