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oc·u·list

(ŏk′yə-lĭst)

1. A physician who treats diseases of the eyes; an ophthalmologist.

2. An optometrist.

[From Latin oculus, eye; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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oculist

(ˈɒkjʊlɪst)

(Medicine) med a former term for ophthalmologist

[C17: via French from Latin oculus eye]

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oph•thal•mol•o•gist

(ˌɒf θəlˈmɒl ə dʒɪst, -θə-, -θæl-, ˌɒp-)

n.

a physician specializing in ophthalmology.

[1825–35]

oculist

a physician who specializes in ophthalmology.

See also: Eyes

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Noun	1.	oculist - a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses optometrist specialiser, specialist, specializer - an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
	2.	oculist - a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye eye doctor, ophthalmologist medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine

Translations

طَبيب عُيون

øjenlæge

Augenarzt

οφθαλμίατρος

oculiste

szemész

augnlæknir

oculista

akių gydytojasokulistas

okulists, acu ārsts

øyelege

oculista

očný lekár

göz doktoru

眼科医生

oculist

[ˈɒkjʊlɪst] N → oculista mf

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oculist

n → Augenspezialist(in) m(f)

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oculist

[ˈɒkjʊlɪst] n → oculista m/f

oculist

(ˈokjulist) noun

a doctor who specializes in diseases of the eyes.

oc·u·list

n. oculista. V.: ophthalmologist

oculist

n (optometrist) optómetra mf, oculista mf; (ophthalmologist) oftalmólogo -ga mf, oculista mf

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Razumov at a certain address in town which seemed to be that of an oculist.

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He had the advice of an eminent oculist; and he eventually recovered the sight of that one eye.

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No one dared to tell him the dark predictions of the great oculist who came to look at them, and the boy tried to be patient, thinking that a few weeks of rest would repair the overwork of several years.

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There is a distin- guished oculist coming to the Island the last of June and the doctor says I must see him.

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She will not tell what the ingredients are, but it cures everyone, and there is no use in giving an oculist two guineas for telling us that reading in bed is bad for the eyes, when we know perfectly well that mamma will not give up doing it.