Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Amaurosis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Amaurosis \Am`au*ro"sis\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? dark, dim.] (Med.)
A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic
nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; --
called also {gutta serena}, the ``{drop serene}'' of Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
amaurosis
n : partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye;
caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain
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