Thesaurus: amaurosis
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.
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- n. 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.
- n. partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain
- 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.
- A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the opticnerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- calledalso gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton.
- n. partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain