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amaurosis Definition

amau·ro·sis (am′ô rōsis)

noun

partial or total blindness

Etymology: ModL < Gr amaurōsis < amauros, dark

amaurosis Related Forms
am′au·rotic (-rätik) 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.

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