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The branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases
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ophthalmology
Word definitions for ophthalmology in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1842; see ophthalmo- + -logy . Related: Ophthalmological .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ophthalmology \Oph`thal*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'ofqalmo`s the eye + -logy: cf. F. ophthalmologie.] The science which treats of the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) The anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ophthalmology ( or ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye . An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems. Since ophthalmologists perform operations on eyes, they are both surgical ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Brian Tighe discusses polymers in ophthalmology and Peter Marquis describes the application of high performance ceramics in bone and joint replacements. ▪ I am also pleased to inform my hon. Friend that ophthalmology waiting ...
Usage examples of ophthalmology.
He grew up in the Philippines, studied ophthalmology at UCLA, and comes back to his country every year, sometimes twice, to perform as many operations as he can for free.
Martin Obermeyer, chief of ophthalmology, shined an intensely bright light into her left eye.
He arranged the head-scan and the ophthalmology examination, and dropped in frequently to discuss the prices of second-hand motor cars, and eat the glace pineapple.
Then we had to find our way to the ophthalmology department which, I could recall, was about a mile distant, or so it seemed.
He had already arranged for my medical file to be transferred to the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of California at Davis.
John Keltner, a professor of ophthalmology and neurology, would be in charge of my case.
I gave several talks in Sacramento-- including a Rotary Club speech, a speech to the physicians associated with the university ophthalmology department, and a TV interview-- to help raise funds for the Medical Center.
Lincoln was in fact a resident in ophthalmology at Case Western Medical Center from 1985 to 1990.
Koller, an ophthalmology intern eighteen months younger than Freud, had the reputation of being so preoccupied with medicine that he was actually quite tiresome on the subject.