Ophthalmo-
1.
a combining form meaning “eye,” used in the formation of compound words:
ophthalmology.
combining form
1.
indicating the eye or the eyeball: ophthalmoscope
before vowels ophthalm-, word-forming element meaning “eye,” mostly in plural, “the eyes,” from Greek ophthalmo-, comb. form of ophthalmos “eye,” originally “the seeing,” of uncertain origin. Perhaps from ops “eye” (see optic) + a form related to thalamos “inner room, chamber” (see thalamus), giving the whole a sense of “eye and eye socket.”
ophthalmo- or ophthalm-
pref.
Eye; eyeball: ophthalmoscope.
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[of-thal-mahy-tis, -thuh l-, op-] /ˌɒf θælˈmaɪ tɪs, -θəl-, ˌɒp-/ noun, Ophthalmology. 1. . /ˌɒfθælˈmaɪtɪs/ noun 1. inflammation of the eye ophthalmitis oph·thal·mi·tis (ŏf’thəl-mī’tĭs, ŏp’-) n. See ophthalmia.
- Ophthalmol.
abbreviation 1. ophthalmology
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ophthalmography oph·thal·mog·ra·phy (ŏf’thəl-mŏg’rə-fē, -thāl-, ŏp’-) n. The recording of movements the eye makes during reading by photographing a mark on the cornea or by making a tracing of light reflexes. oph·thal’mo·graph’ (ŏf-thāl’mə-grāf’, ŏp-) n.
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- Ophthalmologic
[of-thuh l-mol-uh-jee, -thuh-, -thal-, op-] /ˌɒf θəlˈmɒl ə dʒi, -θə-, -θæl-, ˌɒp-/ noun 1. the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye. /ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒɪ/ noun 1. the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases n. 1842; see ophthalmo- + -logy. Related: Ophthalmological. ophthalmology oph·thal·mol·o·gy (ŏf’thəl-mŏl’ə-jē, -thāl-, […]