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Synonyms for ophthalmic

Grammar : Adj
Spell : of-thal-mik, op-
Phonetic Transcription : ɒfˈθæl mɪk, ɒp-

Top 10 synonyms for ophthalmic
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Définition of ophthalmic

Origin :
  • "pertaining to the eye," early 18c., from Latin ophthalmicus, from Greek ophthalmikos "pertaining to the eye," from ophthalmos "eye" (see ophthalmo-).
  • As in sensory : adj affecting animate nerve organs
  • As in ocular : adj with the eye
Example sentences :
  • Have you ever been to an ophthalmic hospital or a blind asylum?
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • (1⁄200 grain) of the salt are officinal, and used by ophthalmic surgeons.
  • Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth
  • Every ophthalmic surgeon will tell you that he has had a number of such cases.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement No. 822 » by Various
  • The superficial ophthalmic branch is clearly equivalent to the ophthalmic branch of the seventh.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
  • An ophthalmic department was opened on the first floor, providing accommodation for out-patients as well as in-patients.
  • Extract from : « The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt » by James W. Barrett
  • Formerly in great repute in ophthalmic practice, more particularly in inflammation, &c., of the eyelids.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • Note passing anteriorly from the heart along the median line to the eyes a blood-vessel, the ophthalmic artery.
  • Extract from : « Elementary Zoology, Second Edition » by Vernon L. Kellogg
  • The untimely sneeze, the ophthalmic eye, the hunched back were omens to be shunned.
  • Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
  • But it is not at all certain that the Hawaiians looked upon this ophthalmic redness as repulsive or disgraceful.
  • Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
  • Ophthalmia, particularly the disease of the ophthalmic nerve, is very common in the eastern States.
  • Extract from : « Diary in America, Series One » by Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
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