Refine this word faster
Amaurosis
//ˌæ.mɔˈɹoʊ.səs// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve. countable, uncountable
"Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a group of inherited blinding diseases with onset during childhood."
- 2 partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin amaurōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀμαύρωσις (amaúrōsis, “dimming, obscuring, amaurosis”), from ᾰ̓μαυρόω (ămauróō, “to grow dim”), from ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dim”).
See also for "amaurosis"
Next best steps
Mini challenge
Unscramble this word: amaurosis