amaurosis

noun am·au·ro·sis \ˌa-mȯ-ˈrō-səs\

plural am·au·ro·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of AMAUROSIS

: partial or complete loss of sight occurring especially without an externally perceptible change in the eye

— am·au·rot·ic \-ˈrä-tik\ adjective

New Latin, from Greek amaurōsis, literally, dimming, from amauroun to dim, from amauros dim

First Known Use: circa 1657

Medical Dictionary

noun am·au·ro·sis \ˌam-ȯ-ˈrō-səs\

plural am·au·ro·ses \-ˌsēz\

: partial or complete loss of sight occurring especially without an externally perceptible change in the eye

—am·au·rot·ic \-ˈrät-ik\ adjective

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