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Ophthalmologist Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ist

Ophthalmologist has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

2

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.

See Also
oculist doctor optometrist eye md disease ophthal eye doctor ophthalmology
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
specialist
Rhyming Words
ist nist kist uist hist bist dist list jist wist mist sist iist cist rist gist fist trist feist boist
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