amaurosis
/am-aw-roh-sis/US // ˌæm ɔˈroʊ sɪs //UK // (ˌæmɔːˈrəʊsɪs) //
神经衰弱,老年痴呆症,畸形,老年痴呆
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.
Examples
Amaurosis is a paralysis of the nerves of the eye: it is sometimes cured, but then gradually, and not instantaneously.
Amaurotic (amaurosis, blindness) family idiocy is hereditary, and the child dies at about two years of age.
If there are still some who cannot see that I am right, then let them, without delay, be operated upon for amaurosis.
Cataract may be simple, or complicated with amaurosis, adhesions, etc.
Amaurosis, a weakness or loss of vision, the cause of which was at one time unknown.
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