am·au·ro·sis

(ăm′ô-rō′sĭs)

Total loss of vision, especially when occurring without pathological changes to the eye.

[Greek amaurōsis, from amauroun, to make dim, from amauros, dark.]

am′au·rot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj.

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amaurosis

(ˌæmɔːˈrəʊsɪs)

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

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

amaurotic adj

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am•au•ro•sis

(ˌæm ɔˈroʊ sɪs)

n.

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

[1650–60; < Greek: darkening, hindrance to sight]

am`au•rot′ic (-ˈrɒt ɪk) adj.

amaurosis

a condition of partial or total blindness, caused by a disease of the optie nerve. — amaurotic, adj.

See also: Blindness

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

amaurosis - partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain

vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment - impairment of the sense of sight

Translations

Amaurose

amaurosi

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