ophthalmologist
pronunciation
How to pronounce ophthalmologist in British English:
UK [ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒɪst]
How to pronounce ophthalmologist in American English:
US [ˌɑfθælˈmɑlədʒɪst]
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- Noun:
- a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye
Word Origin
- ophthalmologist (n.)
- 1834; see ophthalmology + -ist.
Example
- 1. Five months later , an ophthalmologist noticed something disturbing .
- 2. That evening after work , he went to an ophthalmologist .
- 3. Patients in whom appropriate therapy fails or corneal involvement develops should be referred to an ophthalmologist .
- 4. Heard in 1983 about a copenhagen ophthalmologist who had conceived a way of manufacturing disposable contact lenses inexpensively .
- 5. Ann henry taught at the business school ; her husband , morriss , was an ophthalmologist and our state senator .