🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Augenheilkunde

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Augenheilkunde

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ophthalmology/ˌɒf.θælˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Augenheilkunde hat in den letzten Jahren große Fortschritte gemacht."

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As noun
  1. 1

    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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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'ophthalmos' (eye) and 'logia' (study of), coined in the 19th century to describe the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.

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