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opthalmologist

opthalmologist is the misspelling of ophthalmologist.

Meaning of ophthalmologist

Noun

ophthalmologist (plural ophthalmologists)

  1. A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.
    • There is a good deal of scholarship by ophthalmologists— in addition to that done by historians of science, technology and medicine, and others—about the origins of eyeglasses and the evolution of their function and form.2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2026
    Synonyms:
    eye doctor, oculist

Questions about opthalmologist

What is opthalmologist the misspelling of?
Opthalmologist is the misspelling of ophthalmologist.

Words near opthalmologist in the dictionary

  1. OPTEMPO
  2. opter
  3. opters
  4. opthaldehyde
  5. opthalmic
  6. opthalmologist
  7. opthalmology
  8. opthalmoscope
  9. opthamology
  10. optic
  11. optic axes

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