Amaurosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  amaurosis \am`au*ro"sis\ ([a^]m`[add]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr.
     'amay`rosis, fr. 'amayro`s dark, dim.] (Med.)
     A loss or decay of sight as the result of a neurological
     disease, without any perceptible changes in the eye; --
     called also {gutta serena}, the "{drop serene}" of Milton.
     [1913 Webster + AS]


  
     {Amaurosis fugax} (Med.), Temporary amaurosis
        [AS]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amaurosis
       n : partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye;
           caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain