ophthalmology
/ˌɒfθə(l)ˈmɒləd͡ʒi//ˌɑpθə(l)ˈmɑləd͡ʒi/
ophthalmology noun: the anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.
Noun
ophthalmology (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmologies)
- 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...1954, Gilbert Ryle, “dilemma vii: Perception”, in Dilemmas: The Tarner Lectures, 1953, The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, page 97
ophthalmology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
ophthalmology in Hindi
- eye medicine
- नेत्रविज्ञान netravijñān
ophthalmology in Tamil
- கண் இயல், கண் மருத்துவம், கண்ணியல்
ophthalmology in Marathi
- eye medicine
- नेत्रशल्यचिकित्सा netraśalyacikitsā
ophthalmology in Bengali
- eye medicine
- চক্ষুচিকিৎসাবিজ্ঞান cokkhucikitśabiggên
More languagesFewer languages
- ophthalmology in Telugu
- నేత్ర వైద్యము nētra vaidyamu
- ophthalmology in Malayalam
- നേത്രവിജ്ഞാനം nētravijñānaṁ
- ophthalmology in Kannada
- ನೇತ್ರಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ nētraśāstra, ನೇತ್ರವಿಜ್ಞಾನ nētravijñāna
- ophthalmology in Sanskrit
- नेत्रशल्यचिकित्सा netraśalyacikitsā
- ophthalmology in Sinhala
- අක්ෂි වෛද්යවේදය akṣi waidyawēdaya
- ophthalmology in Tagalog
- optalmolohiya
- ophthalmology in Arabic
- طِبّ اَلْعُيُون ṭibb al-ʕuyūn
- ophthalmology in Malay
- oftalmologi
- ophthalmology in Indonesian
- oftalmologi
- ophthalmology in Persian
- چشمپزشکی češm-pezeški
- ophthalmology in Thai
- จักษุวิทยา jàk-sù wít-tá-yaa
- ophthalmology in Vietnamese
- khoa mắt, nhãn khoa
Forms of ophthalmology
| plural | ophthalmologies |
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Origin of ophthalmology
From ophthalmo- + -logy.
Words formed from ophthalmology
Questions about ophthalmology
- What does ophthalmology mean?
- Ophthalmology means the anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.
- What is ophthalmology in Hindi?
- Ophthalmology in Hindi is नेत्रविज्ञान (netravijñān). See Ophthalmology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ophthalmology?
- Ophthalmology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ophthalmology?
- Ophthalmology is pronounced /ˌɒfθə(l)ˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ophthalmology?
- The plural of ophthalmology is ophthalmologies.
Words near ophthalmology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ophthalmology (page history and authors); ophthalmology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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