ophthalmology

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ophthalmology

  • /ˌɒfθə(l)ˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ UK
  • /ˌɒpθə(l)ˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ UK
  • /ˌɒfθælˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ UK
  • /ˌɒpθælˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ UK
  • /ˌɑpθə(l)ˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ Canada, US
  • /ˌɑfθə(l)ˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ Canada, US

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From ophthalmo- + -logy.

noun ophthalmologies

  1. countable, uncountable The anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye. He will reproach himself for having been the victim of some of these liabilities, but for others, like his cataract or the bad illumination, he will express regret but not remorse. That is, some of the explanations that he will give for some of his mistakes and failures will be of the same sort as t

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noun eye medicine

Españoloftalmología
한국어안과 an'gwa, 안과학 an'gwahak
日本語眼科 ganka, 眼科学 gankagaku
中文眼科 yǎnkē, 眼科學 /眼科学 yǎnkēxué
हिन्दीनेत्रविज्ञान netravijñān
Portuguêsoftalmologia
Françaisophtalmologie
DeutschAugenheilkunde, Ophthalmologie
Italianooftalmologia
Românăoftalmologie
Русскийофтальмоло́гия oftalʹmológija
Tiếng Việtkhoa mắt, nhãn khoa
العربيةطِبّ اَلْعُيُون ṭibb al-ʕuyūn
עבריתאוֹפְתַלְמוֹלוֹגְיָה optalmológya

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@misc{ophthalmology_2026,
  title = {ophthalmology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ophthalmology},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}