amaurosis
amaurosis · amauroses
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eyeAny form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
US/ˌæ.mɔˈɹoʊ.səs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from New Latin amaurōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀμαύρωσις (amaúrōsis, “dimming, obscBorrowed from New Latin amaurōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀμαύρωσις (amaúrōsis, “dimming, obscuring, amaurosis”), from ᾰ̓μαυρόω (ămauróō, “to grow dim”), from ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dim”).
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Forms
plural: amaurosesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedamaurotic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable