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 am·au·ro·sis n.  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.
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 Gut·ta n.; pl. Guttae
 1. A drop.
 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.
 Gutta serena [L., lit. serene or clear drop] Med., amaurosis.
 Guttæ band Arch., the listel or band from which the guttæ hang.
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