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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

amaurosis \am`au*ro"sis\ ([a^]m`[add]*r[=o]"s[i^]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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

amaurosis n 1: partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain