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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

amaurotico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: amauˈrɔtiko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Amaurotic/ˌæm.ɔːˈrɒt.ɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il quadro clinico mostrava segni amaurotici."

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Pertaining to or affected by amaurosis; characterized by blindness, especially of obscure origin.

    "The patient presented with amaurotic symptoms affecting the peripheral visual field."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek word 'amaurotikos', meaning 'making dark or obscure', stemming from 'amauroun' (to darken or make blind) and 'amauros' (dark, dim). The term entered medical English in the 19th century to describe conditions relating to amaurosis, or complete blindness without apparent structural lesion of the eye.

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