amaurosis

2 definitions found

amaurosis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  amaurosis \am`au*ro"sis\ ([a^]m`[add]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr.
     'amay`rosis, fr. 'amayro`s dark, dim.] (Med.)
     A loss or decay of sight as the result of a neurological
     disease, without any perceptible changes in the eye; --
     called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton.
     [1913 Webster + AS]
  
     Amaurosis fugax (Med.), Temporary amaurosis
        [AS]

amaurosis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  amaurosis
      n 1: partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the
           eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain