Definition of ophthalmology Ophthalmology

/ɑˌpθʌmɑˈlʌʤi/ - [apthumalujee] - oph•thal•mol•o•gy

We found 5 definitions of ophthalmology from 5 different sources.

What does ophthalmology mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: ophthalmologies

ophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases

medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"

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Wiktionary

ophthalmology (Noun)
The anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.

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ophthalmology (n.)
The science which treats of the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye.

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ophthalmology
A surgical specialty concerned with the structure and function of the eye and the medical and surgical treatment of its defects and diseases.