ophthalmology
/ˌɒpθəˈmɒlədʒi/op-thuh-MO-luh-jee
/ˌɑpθəˈmɑlədʒi/ahp-thuh-MAH-luh-jee
Meaningthe study of the eye
Common meaning: the medicine of the eye
- ophthalmthe eyeLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 580 · scan
- ologystudy of (Greek -logia)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ὀφθαλμός ‘the eye’.
Roots
- ὀφθαλμός Greek “the eye”
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