amaurosis
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- Letters
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/ˌæ.mɔˈɹoʊ.səs/
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Definition of amaurosis
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
“Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a group of inherited blinding diseases with onset during childhood.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin amaurōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀμαύρωσις (amaúrōsis, “dimming, obscuring, amaurosis”), from ᾰ̓μαυρόω (ămauróō, “to grow dim”), from ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dim”).
Words you can make from amaurosis
185 playable · top: MOSASAUR (10 pts)
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12 words5-letter words
44 words- AMASS 7 pts
- AMIAS 7 pts
- AMIRS 7 pts
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4-letter words
60 words- AIMS 6 pts
- AMAS 6 pts
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3-letter words
45 words- AIM 5 pts
- AMA 5 pts
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2-letter words
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