Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A physician who specializes in ophthalmology.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who is versed in ophthalmology. Also ophthalmist.
Wiktionary
- n. A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One skilled in ophthalmology; an oculist.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye
Etymologies
- From ophthalmology; from Ancient Greek οφθαλμός (opthalmos, "eye") + -λογία (-logia, "the study of") (from λόγος (logos)). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The kind and painstaking ophthalmologist is now consulting with the tall, grey-bearded, grave consultant.”
“As for Paul, DeMint said he is endorsing him because the ophthalmologist is a "true conservative who will stand up to the Washington establishment.”
“I just called the ophthalmologist here in Fairmont because I need to find out how much I owe them after Blue Cross pays their part of the claim.”
“This post got nearly everything right ... except the most important thing: "ophthalmologist”
“When my eye doctor retired recently — the same one who's been examining me since the Marter and Parsons era — and a friend suggested her ophthalmologist, the doctor and his staff started trying to convince me I needed new glasses as soon as I walked through the door.”
“Our vote to repeal is not merely symbolic," said one new Republican member, Nan Hayworth, an ophthalmologist.”
The Guardian: Republicans repeal healthcare reforms in symbolic vote
“Hayworth R-N.Y., an ophthalmologist who represents a district north of New York City.”
The Washington Post: Many of the doctor-legislators in House oppose health-care law
“The 60-year-old neuro-ophthalmologist, who works out of his house, says he was concerned that patients and visitors might hurt themselves and wanted to be "stress free" during the winter.”
“When I turned thirteen, my parents took me to an ophthalmologist.”
“He is an ophthalmologist, looks like an ophthalmologist, and trained at the Western Eye Hospital in London.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ophthalmologist’.
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phth
Words with that sequence of letters
phthalo, phthalate, apophthegm, phthalocyanine, naphtha, phthor, phthisic, diphtheria, ophthalmologist, exophthalmia, diphthong, phthongometer and 52 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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amscray, thistledown, tine, tinsel, pungent, snarl, wail, lanky, viscid, dawdle, luminous, stow and 2719 more...
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Definitions
Esoteric words for me
pleroma, syzygy, antanaclasis, Therapeutae, Essenes, arcane, germane, apposite, conurbation, sinecure, antiphonal, coenobite and 159 more...
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Logolympics
ominous, ophthalmologist, supersede, loquacity, incorrigible, demagogue, affluence, gourmet, simulate, magnanimous, clandestine, vacillate and 19 more...
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new glasses
tomorrow I am getting new glasses because my other ones were run over by a car
ocular, retina, lens, optometrist, optician, ophthalmologist, frames, optical, vision, socket, pupil, iris and 4 more...
Tweets
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ruzuzu Thanks for making me look at this again, yarb. I didn't get bilby's joke at first--I thought I was missing something about the one-eyed man in the land of the blind. Feb 14, 2011
yarb Bilby that's the best joke I've seen on wordnik in yonks - possible ever. I doff my hat to it and it's only out of prudery that I hesitate to doff the rest. Feb 14, 2011
gangerh Brilliant, bilby. World-class thinking.
Be my friend forever. Feb 11, 2011
bilby Show me a masturbation innuendo and I'll show you a knob tickle allusion. Feb 11, 2011
oroboros From BC cartoon today: "Show me an Eskimo ophthalmologist...and I'll show you an optical Aleutian."
http://comics.com/bc/2011-02-11/ Feb 11, 2011