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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gutta \Gut"ta\, n.; pl. Guttae. [L.] 1. A drop. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in the Doric order; -- called also campana, and drop. [1913 Webster] Gutta serena [L., lit. serene or clear drop] (Med.), amaurosis. Gutt[ae] band (Arch.), the listel or band from which the gutt[ae] hang. [1913 Webster]
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]