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
OTHER WORDS FROM amaurosis
am·au·rot·ic [am-aw-rot-ik] /ˌæm ɔˈrɒt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby amaurosis
amative,
amato,
amatol,
amatory,
amatungula,
amaurosis,
amaurosis congenita of leber,
amaurosis fugax,
amaurotic pupil,
amaut,
amaze
Example sentences from the Web for amaurotic
Amaurotic (amaurosis, blindness) family idiocy is hereditary, and the child dies at about two years of age.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation |Austin O'Malley
British Dictionary definitions for amaurotic
amaurosis
/ (ˌæmɔːˈrəʊsɪs) /
noun
pathol
blindness, esp when occurring without observable damage to the eye
Derived forms of amaurosis
amaurotic (ˌæmɔːˈrɒtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for amaurosis
C17: via New Latin from Greek: darkening, from
amauroun to dim, darken
Medical definitions for amaurotic
amaurosis
[ ăm′ô-rō′sĭs ]
n.
Blindness, especially without apparent change in the eye, as from a cortical lesion.