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Noun: ophthalmologist  `óf-thal'mó-lu-jist or `óp-thal'mó-lu-jist
  1. A medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye
    - eye doctor, oculist

Derived forms: ophthalmologists

See also: ophthalmology

Type of: medical specialist, specialist

Encyclopedia: Ophthalmologist