amaurosis

amaurosis definition - medical

am·au·ro·sis (ămˌô-rōˈsĭs)

noun
Blindness, especially without apparent change in the eye, as from a cortical lesion.

Related Forms:

  • amˌau·rotˈic (-rŏtˈĭk) adjective

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