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Noun: ophthalmologist  ,óf-thu(l)'mó-lu-jist or ,óf,thal'mó-lu-jist or ,óp,thal'mó-lu-jist
  1. A medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye
    "The ophthalmologist performed cataract surgery on her patient";
    - eye doctor, oculist

Derived forms: ophthalmologists

Type of: medical specialist, specialist

Encyclopedia: Ophthalmologist