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Where does “ophthalmo-” come from?

ophthalmo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός.

ophthalmo- (English): Of or relating to eyes

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to eyes

Ancestry of “ophthalmo-”, step by step

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1Ancient Greekὀφθᾰλμός—

Words derived from “ophthalmo-”

  • ophthalmologist
  • ophthalmology
  • ophthalmoscope
  • ophthalmoplegia
  • ophthalmoscopy
  • ophthalmopathy
  • ophthalmoscopic
  • ophthalmological
  • teleophthalmology
  • panophthalmitis
  • ophthalmoparesis
  • ophthalmitis
  • ophthalmoscopically
  • ophthalmoplegic
  • ophthalmomyiasis
  • ophthalmodynamometry
  • ophthalmalgia
  • ophthalmologically
  • ophthalmodynia
  • ophthalmometric
  • neuroophthalmological
  • ophthalmometry
  • ophthalmostat
  • ophthalmodynamometer
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