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amaurosis

amau·ro·sis

US/ˌæ.mɔˈɹoʊ.səs/ uncommon

noun

1.

partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain

Origin

Borrowed 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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