Oculist
[ok-yuh-list] /ˈɒk yə lɪst/
noun, (formerly)
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/ˈɒkjʊlɪst/
noun
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(med) a former term for ophthalmologist
n.
“eye doctor,” 1610s, from French oculiste (16c.), from Latin oculus “an eye” (see eye (n.)).
oculist oc·u·list (ŏk’yə-lĭst)
n.
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