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

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How to use amaurosis in a sentence

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