ophthalmic
adjective/ɒfˈθælmɪk/, /ɒpˈθælmɪk/
/ɑːfˈθælmɪk/, /ɑːpˈθælmɪk/
(medical)- connected with the eye
- ophthalmic surgery
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOphthalmic is used with these nouns:- optician
Word Originearly 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek ophthalmikos, from ophthalmos ‘eye’.Want to learn more?
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