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amaurosis

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am·au·ro·sis  (mô-rss)
n.
Total loss of vision, especially when occurring without pathological changes to the eye.
[Greek amaursis, from amauros, dark.]
amau·rotic (-rtk) adj.
amaurosis [ˌæmɔːˈrəʊsɪs]
n
(Medicine) Pathol blindness, esp when occurring without observable damage to the eye
[via New Latin from Greek: darkening, from amauroun to dim, darken]
amaurotic  [ˌæmɔːˈrɒtɪk] adj
amaurosis
a condition of partial or total blindness, caused by a disease of the optie nerve. — amaurotic, adj.
See also: Blindness
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Noun1.amaurosis - partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eyeamaurosis - 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
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