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Webster 1828 Edition
Amaurosis
AMAURO'SIS
,Noun.
A loss or decay of sight, without any visible defect in the eye, except an immovable pupil; called also gutta serena. Sometimes the disease is periodical, coming on suddenly, continuing for hours or days, and then disappearing. It has sometimes been cured by electricity.
Definition 2024
amaurosis
amaurosis
English
Noun
amaurosis (plural amauroses)
- Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve
Related terms
Translations
blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μαύρωσῐς (amaúrōsis)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.mau̯ˈroː.sis/, [a.mau̯ˈroː.sɪs]
Noun
amaurōsis f (genitive amaurōseos); third declension
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- English: amaurosis