amaurosis
amaurosis
Definition
amau·ro·sis (am′ô rō′sis)
noun
partial or total blindness
Etymology: ModL < Gr amaurōsis < amauros, dark
am′au·rot′ic (-rät′ik) adjective
amaurosis
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- congenital: Leber congenital amaurosis ( LCA ) is an inherited disease which usually causes total blindness from birth.
- transient: In patients with proliferative retinopathy, particularly if not treated with photocoagulation, severe hypoglycaemic episodes may result in transient amaurosis.
Modifies a noun
- fugax: Clinical assessment by a neurologist showed 9 of 24 patients had a history of transient ischemic attack, amaurosis fugax, or stroke.
