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HERMANN SNELLEN

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HERMANN SNELLEN (noun)
  The noun HERMANN SNELLEN has 1 sense:

1. Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908)play

  Familiarity information: HERMANN SNELLEN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HERMANN SNELLEN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hermann Snellen; Snellen

Instance hypernyms:

eye doctor; oculist; ophthalmologist (a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye)


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