OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Dictionary entry overview: What does ophthalmologist mean? • OPHTHALMOLOGIST (noun)
The noun OPHTHALMOLOGIST has 1 sense:
1. a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye
Familiarity information: OPHTHALMOLOGIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OPHTHALMOLOGIST (noun)
Meaning:
A medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
eye doctor; ophthalmologist; oculist
Hypernyms ("ophthalmologist" is a kind of...):
medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)
Instance hyponyms:
Hermann Snellen; Snellen (Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908))
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