AMAUROSIS


Meaning of AMAUROSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-mȯ-ˈrō-səs ]

noun

( plural am·au·ro·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek amaurōsis, literally, dimming, from amauroun to dim, from amauros dim

Date: circa 1657

: partial or complete loss of sight occurring especially without an externally perceptible change in the eye

• am·au·rot·ic -ˈrä-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.