amaurosis

Noun

A medical term for certain types of vision loss or blindness, especially when sudden and without an apparent lesion affecting the eye.

ریشه

From Greek 'amaurosis' meaning 'darkening, obscuring'.

مثال

• Amaurosis can be a symptom of several serious eye diseases.
• The patient was diagnosed with amaurosis in his right eye.
• Amaurosis fugax is a temporary loss of vision in one eye caused by decreased blood flow to the retina.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Diagnose amaurosis Treat amaurosis Amaurosis in one eye