gutta+serena

  • 11Guttae band — Gutta Gut ta, n.; pl. {Gutt[AE]}. [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… …

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  • 12drop serene — noun (Milton) An old medical name for (a type of blindness) amaurosis, literally translated from L gutta serēna • • • Main Entry: ↑drop drop serene (Milton) Gutta serena or amaurosis, a kind of blindness • • • Main Entry: ↑serene …

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  • 13Amaurosis — Am au*ro sis, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? dark, dim.] (Med.) A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; called also {gutta serena}, the {drop serene} of Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14drop serene — Amaurosis Am au*ro sis, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? dark, dim.] (Med.) A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; called also {gutta serena}, the {drop serene} of Milton. [1913… …

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  • 15Amaurosis — (Greek meaning darkening, dark, or obscure) is vision loss or weakness that occurs without an apparent lesion affecting the eye.[1] It may result from either a medical condition or from excess acceleration, as in flight. The term is the same as… …

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  • 16Cataract — A clouding of the lens of the eye. The normally clear aspirin sized lens of the eye starts to become cloudy. The result is much like smearing grease over the lens of a camera. It impairs normal vision. There are many causes of cataracts including …

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  • 17blind spot — Synonyms and related words: ablepsia, amaurosis, atmospheric attenuation, atmospherics, authoritarianism, benightedness, bigotry, blaring, blasting, blind side, blind spots, blinders, blindfolding, blinding, blindness, blurring the eyes, cataract …

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  • 18blinding — Synonyms and related words: ablepsia, absolute, amaurosis, bedazzling, benightedness, bleeding, blessed, blind side, blind spot, blindfolding, blindness, blinking, blooming, blurring the eyes, bright, bright and shining, brilliant, cat and… …

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  • 19cataract — Synonyms and related words: Niagara, ablepsia, amaurosis, benightedness, blepharitis, blind side, blind spot, blindfolding, blinding, blindness, blurring the eyes, cascade, cataclysm, cecity, choroiditis, chute, collapse, come down, comedown,… …

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  • 20cross eye — Synonyms and related words: amaurosis, blepharitis, cast, cataract, choroiditis, conjunctivitis, convergent strabismus, cross eyedness, defective vision, detached retina, esotropia, exotropia, eye defect, glaucoma, gutta serena, heterotropia,… …

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