Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ophthalmology

/ˌɑpθə(l)ˈmɑləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: oph-thal-mol-o-gy
IPA: /ˌɑpθə(l)ˈmɑləd͡ʒi/

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He will reproach himself for having been the victim of some of these liabilities, but for others, like his cataract or the bad illumination, he will express regret but not remorse. That is, some of the explanations that he will give for some of his mistakes and failures will be of the same sort as the explanations he would give for his mistakes and failures in counting or multiplying, but some will be of quite different sorts, like the explanations that he couches in the terms of elementary ophthalmology or optics."

Etymology

From ophthalmo- + -logy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ophthalmo
Suffix: logy

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑpθə(l)ˈmɑləd͡ʒi/
British English: /ˌɒfθə(l)ˈmɒləd͡ʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ophthalmologies (plural)

Derived Forms

teleophthalmology

Phrases

neuro-ophthalmology neuro-ophthalmologist

Frequently Paired Words

neuro-ophthalmology neuro-ophthalmologist ophthalmological ophthalmologist

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology ideology theology methodology sociology geology ecology terminology anthropology physiology

Questions

How do you pronounce ophthalmology?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑpθə(l)ˈmɑləd͡ʒi/.
What does ophthalmology mean?: The anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.
Where does ophthalmology come from?: From ophthalmo- + -logy.

How to pronounce ophthalmology

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