dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/oph_MW.json

{
  "ophidian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or resembling snakes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u014d-\u02c8fi-d\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In places with rich ophidian faunas, dozens of antivenins may therefore need to be kept to hand. \u2014 The Economist , 30 Dec. 2020",
      "Finally, though, Raymer does rise to the occasion, tracking down a hit-and-run driver and putting an end (with an ophidian exclamation point) to the criminal career of one of the book\u2019s more unsavory characters. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle, New York Times , 3 May 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Ophidia, order or suborder name (from ophid-, probably taken mistakenly as stem of Greek \u00f3phis \"snake\" + -ia -ia entry 2 ) + -an entry 2 ; \u00f3phis (i-stem) going back to Indo-European *h 3 eg w hi- \"snake,\" whence also Sanskrit \u00e1hi\u1e25 \"snake,\" Avestan a\u017ei-, and perhaps Armenian i\u017e \"viper\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1826, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044652"
  },
  "ophthalmologist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a physician who specializes in ophthalmology \u2014 compare optician , optometrist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccthal-",
      "\u02cc\u00e4p-",
      "\u02cc\u00e4f-th\u0259(l)-\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0259-jist",
      "\u02cc\u00e4f-th\u0259(l)-\u02c8m\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "White Lucent Anti-Dark Circles Eye Cream from Shiseido is dermatologist- and ophthalmologist -tested, and its formulation brightens the skin around the eyes by working on microcirculation and pigmentation to diminish unsightly dark circles. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Her grandmother, Olena Shevchun, 60, is an ophthalmologist who taught her poetry on walks through their favorite parks. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Rand Paul, Anthony Fauci foe and Covid skeptic, is a licensed ophthalmologist . \u2014 The New Republic , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "In other business, the board also granted a medical license to a pediatric ophthalmologist who has completed all of the requirements except a two-year graduate medical education program. \u2014 Lisa Backus, courant.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Spencer Rogers, now an ophthalmologist \u2014 in the Salt Lake Temple. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "However, the retina is one place where brain blood vessels can be directly seen, and an ophthalmologist can see findings indicative of small vessel disease. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The roots of anti-Fauci campaign rhetoric can be traced to Washington, where Dr. Fauci has clashed repeatedly with two Republican senators who are also doctors: Mr. Paul, an ophthalmologist , and Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas, an obstetrician. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Bully the ophthalmologist into giving you a prescription, or two. \u2014 Maeve Higgins, The New Yorker , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ophthalmology + -ist entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1834, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-051353"
  }
}