/ ɒfˈθælmɪk; NAmE ɑːf-/ adjective
( medical ) connected with the eye :
ophthalmic surgery
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek ophthalmikos , from ophthalmos eye.
/ ɒfˈθælmɪk; NAmE ɑːf-/ adjective
( medical ) connected with the eye :
ophthalmic surgery
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek ophthalmikos , from ophthalmos eye.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005