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amaurosis

Syllabification: (am·au·ro·sis)
Pronunciation: /ˌamôˈrōsis/

Definition of amaurosis

noun

Medicine
  • partial or total blindness without visible change in the eye, typically due to disease of the optic nerve, spinal cord, or brain.

Derivatives

amaurotic

Pronunciation: /-ˈrätik/

adjective

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Greek amaurōsis, from amauroun 'darken', from amauros 'dim'

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