"optometry" meaning in English

See optometry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɒpˈtɒmɪtri/, /ɔpʈo.mɛʈri/ (note: Indic) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-optometry.wav
Etymology: From opto- + -metry. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|opto|metry}} opto- + -metry Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} optometry (uncountable)
  1. The art and science of vision and eye care. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: optometric, optometrical, optometrist Related terms: ophthalmology, O.D. Translations (art and science of vision and eye care): optometria [feminine] (Catalan), 視光學 /视光学 (shìguāngxué) (Chinese Mandarin), optometrie [feminine] (Czech), optometria (Finnish), optométrie [feminine] (French), Optometrie [feminine] (German), Augenheilkunde [feminine] (German), οπτομετρία (optometría) [feminine] (Greek), optometri (Indonesian), optaiméadracht [feminine] (Irish), 検眼 (kengan) (alt: けんがん) (Japanese), optometri (Malay), mātai whatu (Māori), optometrie [feminine] (Romanian), оптометри́я (optometríja) [feminine] (Russian), optometría [feminine] (Spanish)
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