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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesoftalmología
Pronunciation / Transliteration: oftalmología
"El departamento de oftalmología cuenta con equipos de última generación."
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The branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye.
"She decided to specialize in ophthalmology after completing her medical degree."
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Derived from the ancient Greek words 'ophthalmos' meaning eye and '-logia' meaning study of. The term entered English in the 19th century as medical terminology expanded to encompass specialized branches of clinical practice focused on anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the eye.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ophthalmology" is said worldwide
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ophtalmologie
Transliteration: ophtalmologie
"Il consulte un spécialiste en ophtalmologie pour ses problèmes de vue."
Augenheilkunde
Transliteration: Augenheilkunde
"Die Augenheilkunde hat in den letzten Jahren große Fortschritte gemacht."
oftalmologia
Transliteration: oftalmologia
"Si è laureato con una tesi in oftalmologia."
oftalmología
Transliteration: oftalmología
"El departamento de oftalmología cuenta con equipos de última generación."
oftalmologia
Transliteration: oftalmologia
"A oftalmologia é essencial para a saúde da visão."
नेत्र विज्ञान
Transliteration: netra vigyan
"उन्होंने नेत्र विज्ञान में अपनी उच्च शिक्षा पूरी की।"
眼科学
Transliteration: yǎnkē xué
"他在大学里主修眼科学。"
안과학
Transliteration: an-gwahak
"그는 안과학 분야에서 세계적인 권위자입니다."
眼科学
Transliteration: gankagaku
"彼女は眼科学の最新の治療法について研究している。"
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