amaurosis

[ am-aw-roh-sis ]
/ ˌæm ɔˈroʊ sɪs /

noun

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

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

amative, amato, amatol, amatory, amatungula, amaurosis, amaurosis congenita of leber, amaurosis fugax, amaurotic pupil, amaut, amaze

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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

Medical definitions for amaurosis

amaurosis
[ ăm′ô-rō′sĭs ]

n.

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

Other words from amaurosis

am′au•rot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj.