noun

ophthalmology

ophthalmology

He is studying ophthalmology at university.

He is studying ophthalmology at university.

Ophthalmology has made great advances.

Ophthalmology has made great advances.

ophthalmology the branch of medicine concerned with the eye He specializes in ophthalmology.

Synonyms: eye medicine, ocular science

From Greek 'ophthalmos' (eye) + '-logy' (study of). It means 'the study of the eye'.

Break it down: 'ophthalmo-' (eye) + '-logy' (study of), just like biology or psychology.

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