gutta serena — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ sə̇ˈrēnə noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, clear drop : amaurosis * * * gutta serena noun (medicine) Amaurosis • • • Main Entry: ↑gutta … Useful english dictionary
gutta serena — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gutta serena — [L.] (Med.) Amaurosis, drop serene … New dictionary of synonyms
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 order;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gutta — n. (pl. ae) drop. ♦ gutta percha, n. rubber like substance. ♦ gutta rosacea, acne rosacea. ♦ gutta serena, amaurosis. ♦ guttate, a. like a drop; having spots like drops. ♦ guttiferous, a. yielding gum. ♦ guttiform, a. drop… … Dictionary of difficult words
gutta — 1. A drop. 2. A rubber like polyterpene found in g. percha. Cf.:chicle, g. percha. [L.] g. serena former term for blindness of unknown etiology; the “serena” suggested that the anterior segment of the eye was clear and tranquil, that there was no … Medical dictionary
campana — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drop — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
GuttAE — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guttae 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
