OPHTHALMOLOGIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ophthalmologist mean? 

• OPHTHALMOLOGIST (noun)
  The noun OPHTHALMOLOGIST has 1 sense:

1. a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

  Familiarity information: OPHTHALMOLOGIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPHTHALMOLOGIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

eye doctor; oculist; ophthalmologist

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))

Derivation:

ophthalmology (the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases)

 Context examples 

A form of that test often is available in ophthalmologist's offices.

(Predicting Alzheimer's Disease May Be Possible Using Eye Exam, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A test performed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist assessing vision and ability to focus on and discern objects, as well as other tests and examinations pertaining to the eyes.

(Eye Examination, NCI Thesaurus)