Etymology

gutta serena

Today it means: Amaurosis. Full definition →

Latin gutta serena
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromgutta serena
  2. English todaygutta serena

From Latin gutta serena (literally “clear drop”), as the term refers to blindness when the eye is unobstructed (clear).

Words from the same roots

Latingutta serena all →

drop serene

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