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adjective
Date: circa 1741
1. of, relating to, or situated near the eye
2. supplying or draining the eye or structures in the region of the eye <ophthalmic artery>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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ophthalmic — adj. Ophthalmic is used with these nouns: ↑optician … Collocations dictionary
ophthalmic — oph|thal|mic [ɔfˈθælmık US a:f ] adj [only before noun] medical relating to the eyes and the illnesses that affect them ▪ an ophthalmic surgeon … Dictionary of contemporary English
