Definitions of Amaurosis [ˌæm ɔˈroʊ sɪs]

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Definition of 'Amaurosis'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) amaurosis
partial or total loss of sight, esp. in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.

Etymology: (1650–60; < Gk: darkening, hindrance to sight)

Definition of 'Amaurosis'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) amaurosis
partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Amaurosis
a loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. Amaurosis
a weakness or loss of vision, the cause of which was at one time unknown.

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