# amaurosis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæ.mɔˈɹoʊ.səs/

## Definitions
1. Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.

## Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin amaurōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀμαύρωσις (amaúrōsis, “dimming, obscuring, amaurosis”), from ᾰ̓μαυρόω (ămauróō, “to grow dim”), from ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dim”).

## Source
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