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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMAUROSIS

Via New Latin from Greek: darkening, from amauroun to dim, darken.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AMAUROSIS

amaurosis  [ˌæmɔːˈrəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMAUROSIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Amaurosis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMAUROSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Amaurosis

Amaurosis is vision loss or weakness that occurs without an apparent lesion affecting the eye. It may result from either a medical condition or from excess acceleration, as in flight. The term is the same as the Latin gutta serena.

Definition of amaurosis in the English dictionary

The definition of amaurosis in the dictionary is blindness, esp when occurring without observable damage to the eye.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMAUROSIS


aponeurosis
ˌæpənjʊəˈrəʊsɪs
arteriosclerosis
ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊsklɪəˈrəʊsɪs
atherosclerosis
ˌæθərəʊsklɪəˈrəʊsɪs
chlorosis
klɔːˈrəʊsɪs
cirrhosis
sɪˈrəʊsɪs
fluorosis
flʊəˈrəʊsɪs
heterosis
ˌhɛtəˈrəʊsɪs
leptospirosis
ˌlɛptəʊspaɪˈrəʊsɪs
neurosis
njʊˈrəʊsɪs
osteoporosis
ˌɒstɪəʊpɔːˈrəʊsɪs
otosclerosis
ˌəʊtəʊskləˈrəʊsɪs
porosis
pɔːˈrəʊsɪs
psychoneurosis
ˌsaɪkəʊnjʊˈrəʊsɪs
pyrosis
paɪˈrəʊsɪs
sclerosis
sklɪəˈrəʊsɪs
siderosis
ˌsaɪdəˈrəʊsɪs
sorosis
səˈrəʊsɪs
trophoneurosis
ˌtrɒfəʊˌnjʊəˈrəʊsɪs
virosis
vaɪˈrəʊsɪs
xerosis
zɪˈrəʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMAUROSIS

amation
amative
amatively
amativeness
amatol
amatorial
amatorially
amatorian
amatorious
amatory
amaurotic
amaut
amaze
amazeballs
amazed
amazedly
amazedness
amazement
amazing
amazingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMAUROSIS

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
anhidrosis
anidrosis
anxiety neurosis
arthrosis
cystic fibrosis
diagnosis
fibrosis
hidrosis
hydronephrosis
hyperhidrosis
multiple sclerosis
myelofibrosis
necrosis
nephrosis
osteoarthrosis
osteopetrosis
polyhedrosis
pseudarthrosis
pseudoarthrosis
synchondrosis

Synonyms and antonyms of amaurosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «amaurosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMAUROSIS

Find out the translation of amaurosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of amaurosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amaurosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑蒙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amaurosis
570 millions of speakers

English

amaurosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंधता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كمنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

амавроз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amaurose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

amaurosis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amaurose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Amaurosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwarzer Star
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

黒内障
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일과성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amaurosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

-mù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

amaurosis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍम्यूरोसिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amoroz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

amaurosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ślepoty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

амавроз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amaurosis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμαύρωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

amaurosis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

amauros
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

amaurosis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of amaurosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMAUROSIS»

The term «amaurosis» is regularly used and occupies the 71.214 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMAUROSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «amaurosis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «amaurosis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amaurosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMAUROSIS»

Discover the use of amaurosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amaurosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Leber Congenital Amaurosis: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
Leber Congenital Amaurosis: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyPaper™ that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Leber Congenital Amaurosis in a compact format.
‎2012
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Amaurosis Fugax
Amaurosis fugax, also known as TMB, has been recognized as an important manifestation of carotid artery disease since early medical literature. Extracranial carotid disease is estimated to account for up to half of all cerebrovascular accidents ...
Eugene F. Bernstein, 1988
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Amaurosis: Clinical Lectures on some of the principal ...
tutional causes, we shall scarcely be surprised that amaurosis is eminently so. Although the diseases of the eye may originate □with and be excited by epidemic or endemic influences, or by such as in the healthy individual should be followed ...
Isidor Glück, 1855
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A Dictionary of Practical Medicine: Comprising General ...
eye amaurosis of Beea, which is only met with in the old, debilitated, thin, and emaciated ; particularly those who are grey, or white-headed. At the commencement of this amaurosis, the iris retains its mobility ; but it afterwards is slow and the ...
James Copland, 1845
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Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-general's ...
Amaurosis. [including. amblyopia],. Augenh., Stuttg., 1896, xxxiv, 122-125.— Cullfinore (G.) Report of two unusual cases of total blindness. Oklahoma M. News , 1901,1, 47.— Gould (G. M.) Doubling the reading power in amblyopia by the ...
National Library of Medicine (U.S.), 1918
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Vision Rehabilitation
Introduction Leber's congenital amaurosis is a genetic disease first described in 1969 by Leber. The incidence is 2-3 per 100, 000 births. It is a disorder characterized by the onset of blindness or severe visual impairment before the age of 6 ...
Aries Arditi, Amy Horowitz, Mary Ann Lang, 2000
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A Practical treatise on the diseases of the eye
Amaurosis from Enlargement of the Pituitary Gland - 1055 § 11. Amaurosis from Concussion, or other Injury of the Head ...... 1057 § 12. Amaurosis from Congestion or Inflammation of the Nervous Optic Apparatus, brought on by Exposure of ...
William Mackenzie, 1854
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A dictionary of practical medicine: comprising general ...
In addition to these, I may notice, the cat's- ; amaurosis of Beer, which is only met with in old, debilitated, thin, and emaciated : particularly those who are grey or white-headed. At the commencement of this amaurosis, the iris retains its mobility  ...
James Copland, 1858
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Index Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-general's ...
Authors and Subjects Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.). Amaurosis [ including amblyopia]. Augenh., Stuttg., 1896, xxxiv, 122-125.— Culllmore (O.) Report of two unusual cases oí total blindness. Oklahoma M. News, 1901, i, 47.
Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.), 1918
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Ophthalmic Surgery and Treatment: With Advice on the Use and ...
Amaurosis, glasses for, 52. Amblyopia, amaurosis or, 392; prognosis, 393; treatment, 393; amaurosis cured by glasses, 52; amblyo pia or amaurosis of other parts of the retina, 382; amaurosis progressing periphery margin of the retina towards ...
John Phillips, 1869

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMAUROSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term amaurosis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Company Shares of Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation …
... in the tissue protective protein alpha one antitrypsin; and Lebers congenital amaurosis, an inherited condition causing early blindness. «OTC Outlook, Jul 15»
2
Company Shares of QLT Inc. Rally 1.42%
... a key biochemical component of the visual retinoid cycle, in patients with Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) and Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). «News Watch International, Jul 15»
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Brokerages Give Average Recommendation of "Strong Buy" to …
The Company also develops a treatment for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), the genetic cause of blindness in childhood. Its product candidate is designed ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
4
Applied Genetic Technologies Corp Earns Outperform Rating from …
... caused by deficiencies in the tissue protective protein alpha one antitrypsin; and Lebers congenital amaurosis, an inherited condition causing early blindness. «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
5
Analysts Anticipate ProQR Therapeutics NV to Announce ($0.32 …
The Company also develops a treatment for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), the genetic cause of blindness in childhood. Its product ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
6
American Idol Alum Given Gift of Life For Second Time
In addition to his kidney issues, MacIntyre also suffers from Leber's congenital amaurosis, a disease that has left him with only a very small ... «American Idol Net, Jun 15»
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Why Gene-Editing Technology Has Scientists Excited
Its projects include developing a gene-editing drug treating one type of Leber congenital amaurosis, a rare disease that causes blindness in ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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CRISPR Excitement
Her company, the Journal notes, is pursuing a CRISPR-Cas9-based therapeutic for Leber congenital amaurosis, while others are investigating ... «GenomeWeb, Jun 15»
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Form 6-K ProQR Therapeutics NV For: Jun 29
... the creation of transformative RNA medicines for the treatment of severe diseases such as cystic fibrosis and Leber's congenital amaurosis. «StreetInsider.com, Jun 15»
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Thunder forecast at Silverstone for the perfect F1 storm
F1 team owners suffer their fair share of amaurosis and we are all the poorer for their collective blindness. A fantastic result at Le Mans in the ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»

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