Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or affected with amaurosis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis.
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- adjective Pertaining to
amaurosis .
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- adjective pertaining to blindness caused by amaurosis
Etymologies
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amaurosis + -ic
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Examples
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A tincture is made (H.) from the whole plant with spirit of wine, and this proves most useful for clearing obscuration of the sight, when there is a sense, especially in the open-air, of a white vibrating mist before the eyes; and therefore it has been given with marked success in early stages of amaurotic paralysis of the retina.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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