Definition of amaurosis in English:

amaurosis

nounˌamɔːˈrəʊsɪsˌæmɔˈroʊsəs

mass nounMedicine

Partial or total blindness without visible change in the eye, typically due to disease of the optic nerve, spinal cord, or brain.
Example sentencesExamples
- Leber congenital amaurosis is an inherited disease that is believed to cause up to 20 percent of all cases of childhood blindness.
- Another popular writer of detective stories was Ernest Bramah, creator of the blind detective Max Carrados, sufferer of amaurosis.
- Other visual symptoms may include amaurosis fugax, diplopia and partial loss of vision.

Derivatives

amaurotic

adjectiveˌamɔːˈrɒtɪkˌæmɔˈrɑdɪk

Medicine

Before coming to America, those living in small communities in Europe occasionally suffered from amaurotic idiocy, an inherited pathology attributed to inbreeding.
Example sentencesExamples
- Klenk found no increase in the total amount of gangliosides; but Cumings reported an increase in the neuraminic acid level in the cortex in adult cases of amaurotic family idiocy.
- The condition differs from the other forms of amaurotic idiocy by virtue of lack of fundal changes and the presence of significant cerebellar dysfunction.

Origin

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

Definition of amaurosis in US English:

amaurosis

nounˌæmɔˈroʊsəsˌamôˈrōsəs

Medicine

Partial or total blindness without visible change in the eye, typically due to disease of the optic nerve, spinal cord, or brain.
Example sentencesExamples
- Leber congenital amaurosis is an inherited disease that is believed to cause up to 20 percent of all cases of childhood blindness.
- Another popular writer of detective stories was Ernest Bramah, creator of the blind detective Max Carrados, sufferer of amaurosis.
- Other visual symptoms may include amaurosis fugax, diplopia and partial loss of vision.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Greek amaurōsis, from amauroun ‘darken’, from amauros ‘dim’.

单词	amaurosis
释义	Definition of amaurosis in English: amaurosis nounˌamɔːˈrəʊsɪsˌæmɔˈroʊsəs mass nounMedicine Partial or total blindness without visible change in the eye, typically due to disease of the optic nerve, spinal cord, or brain. Example sentencesExamples Leber congenital amaurosis is an inherited disease that is believed to cause up to 20 percent of all cases of childhood blindness. Another popular writer of detective stories was Ernest Bramah, creator of the blind detective Max Carrados, sufferer of amaurosis. Other visual symptoms may include amaurosis fugax, diplopia and partial loss of vision. Derivatives amaurotic adjectiveˌamɔːˈrɒtɪkˌæmɔˈrɑdɪk Medicine Before coming to America, those living in small communities in Europe occasionally suffered from amaurotic idiocy, an inherited pathology attributed to inbreeding. Example sentencesExamples Klenk found no increase in the total amount of gangliosides; but Cumings reported an increase in the neuraminic acid level in the cortex in adult cases of amaurotic family idiocy. The condition differs from the other forms of amaurotic idiocy by virtue of lack of fundal changes and the presence of significant cerebellar dysfunction. Origin Mid 17th century: from Greek amaurōsis, from amauroun 'darken', from amauros 'dim'. Definition of amaurosis in US English: amaurosis nounˌæmɔˈroʊsəsˌamôˈrōsəs Medicine Partial or total blindness without visible change in the eye, typically due to disease of the optic nerve, spinal cord, or brain. Example sentencesExamples Leber congenital amaurosis is an inherited disease that is believed to cause up to 20 percent of all cases of childhood blindness. Another popular writer of detective stories was Ernest Bramah, creator of the blind detective Max Carrados, sufferer of amaurosis. Other visual symptoms may include amaurosis fugax, diplopia and partial loss of vision. Origin Mid 17th century: from Greek amaurōsis, from amauroun ‘darken’, from amauros ‘dim’.
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