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View synonyms for ophthalmologist

ophthalmologist

[ of-thuhl-mol-uh-jist, -thuh-, -thal-, op- ]

noun

  1. a doctor of medicine specializing in ophthalmology.


ophthalmologist

/ ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒɪst /

noun

  1. a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ophthalmologist1

First recorded in 1825–35; ophthalmo- + -log(y) + -ist

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Example Sentences

Like his father Ron, Sen. Paul is a doctor—the older Paul is an OB/GYN, the younger an ophthalmologist.

Nor is he “the blind ophthalmologist” (his previous profession) carried along by events.

Turns out the ophthalmologist was a member of a secret society in college, the Noze Brotherhood.

Katie, an ophthalmologist who prefers that we not use her last name, dreads asking patients about any problem involving tearing.

There are patients who go to the ophthalmologist for failing vision.

Frequently the ophthalmologist is the first to recognize early arteriosclerosis.

The earliest diagnoses are not infrequently made by the ophthalmologist.

This view was first advanced by the excellent ophthalmologist, R. Berlin of Stuttgart.

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