ophthalmic

1. 1.

   of or relating to ophthalmology

   “ophthalmic surgery”
2. 2.

   of or relating to or resembling the eye

   “ocular muscles”

   “an ocular organ”

   “ocular diseases”

   “the optic (or optical) axis of the eye”

   “an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light”

   “ophthalmic defect”

   Synonymsocularopticoptical

Questions about ophthalmic

What does ophthalmic mean?

ophthalmic means "of or relating to ophthalmology". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ophthalmic?

ophthalmic has 3 syllables: oph-thal-mic. The stress falls on "thal". In IPA it is /ɑfˈθælmɪk/.

What is another word for ophthalmic?

Close synonyms include ocular, optic, optical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ophthalmic a common word?

ophthalmic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.