[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

amaurosis \am`auro"sis\ a^m`addr=o"si^s, n. gr.
   'amay`rosis, fr. 'amayro`s dark, dim. med.
   a loss or decay of sight as the result of a neurological
   disease, without any perceptible changes in the eye; --
   called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of milton.
   1913 webster + as

   amaurosis fugax med., temporary amaurosis
      as
see also:
gutta serena drop serene amaurosis fugax 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

amaurosis
     n : partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye;
         caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain

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