amaurosis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin amaurōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀμαύρωσις (amaúrōsis, “dimming, obscuring, amaurosis”), from ᾰ̓μαυρόω (ămauróō, “to grow dim”), from ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dim”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.mɔˈɹoʊ.səs/ === Noun === amaurosis (countable and uncountable, plural amauroses) Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve. ==== Synonyms ==== drop serene gutta serena ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== amaurotic ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === amaurosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μαύρωσῐς (ămaúrōsĭs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.mau̯ˈroː.sɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.mau̯ˈrɔː.s̬is] === Noun === amaurōsis f (genitive amaurōsis or amaurōseōs or amaurōsios); third declension (New Latin) amaurosis ==== Declension ==== Third declension: in the singular, Greek-type and i-stem forms; in the plural, Latin i-stem forms only. 1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin. ==== Descendants ==== English: amaurosis Spanish: amaurosis == Spanish == === Etymology === From Scientific Latin amaurōsis, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μαύρωσῐς (ămaúrōsĭs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amauˈɾosis/ [a.mau̯ˈɾo.sis] Rhymes: -osis Syllabification: a‧mau‧ro‧sis === Noun === amaurosis f (plural amaurosis) (pathology) amaurosis === References === === Further reading === “amaurosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025