oculist
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1. a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye (noun.person)
hypernym | : | medical specialist, specialist, |
definition | : | practices one branch of medicine (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | hermann snellen, snellen, |
definition | : | Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908) (noun.person) |
2. a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses (noun.person)
hypernym | : | specialiser, specialist, specializer, |
definition | : | an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning (noun.person) |
3. a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye (noun.person)
derivation | : | ophthalmology, |
definition | : | the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases (noun.cognition) |
4. a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses (noun.person)
derivation | : | optometry, |
definition | : | the practice of an optometrist (noun.act) |
5. a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye (noun.person)
derivation | : | ophthalmology, |
definition | : | the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases (noun.cognition) |
6. a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses (noun.person)
derivation | : | optometry, |
definition | : | the practice of an optometrist (noun.act) |
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