neuroophthalmology

[ noo r-oh-of-thuh l-mol-uh-jee, -thuh-, -thal-, -op-, nyoo r-oh- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊˌɒf θəlˈmɒl ə dʒi, -θə-, -θæl-, -ˌɒp-, ˌnyʊər oʊ- /

noun

the branch of ophthalmology that deals with the optic nerve and other nervous system structures involved in vision.

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Origin of neuroophthalmology

neuro- + ophthalmology

Words nearby neuroophthalmology

neuronevus, neuronopathy, neuronophage, neuronophagia, neurons, neuroophthalmology, neuropapillitis, neuroparalysis, neuroparalytic keratitis, neuropath, neuropathic arthropathy
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