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oph⋅thal⋅mol⋅o⋅gy

  [of-thuhl-mol-uh-jee, -thuh-, -thal-, op-]
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–noun
the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
Origin:
1835–45; ophthalmo- + -logy

Related forms:
oph⋅thal⋅mo⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [of-thal-muh-loj-i-kuhl, op-] , oph⋅thal⋅mo⋅log⋅ic, adjective
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oph·thal·mol·o·gy   (ŏf'thəl-mŏl'ə-jē, -thāl-, ŏp'-)   
n.  The branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.
oph·thal'mo·log'ic (-thāl'mə-lŏj'ĭk), oph·thal'mo·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., oph·thal'mo·log'i·cal·ly adv.
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Cultural Dictionary

ophthalmology [(of-thuhl-mol-uh-jee, of-thuh-mol-uh-jee)]

The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the eye.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: oph·thal·mol·o·gy
Pronunciation: -'mäl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a branch of medical science dealing with the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye —oph·thal·mo·log·ic /-m&-'läj-ik/ or oph·thal·mo·log·i·cal /-i-k&l/ adjective —oph·thal·mo·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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ophthalmology oph·thal·mol·o·gy (ŏf'thəl-mŏl'ə-jē, -thāl-, ŏp'-)
n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.

oph·thal'mo·log'ic (-thāl'mə-lŏj'ĭk) or oph·thal'mo·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

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