Pronunciation: | | `âfthal'mâlujee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases |
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| See Also: | | medical specialty, medicine |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Oph`thal*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? the eye + -logy:
cf. F. ophthalmologie.]
The science which treats of the structure, functions, and
diseases of the eye.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | A branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the eye. |
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