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.
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’.