ophthalmalgia

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noun

pain in the eye

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounophthalmalgia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicinepain in the eye

    Synonyms: ophthalmodynia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpain in the eye

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós)
  2. Englishophthalmo-
  3. Englishophthalmalgia

From ophthalmo- + -algia.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 眼痛
  • 眼痛eye pain
Chinese Mandarin 眼痛
  • 眼痛 (yǎntòng)eye pain
Greek πονόματος
  • πονόματος (ponómatos)eye pain
Japanese 眼痛
  • 眼痛 (gantsū)eye pain
Korean 목통
  • 목통 (moktong)eye pain
Welsh dolur llygad
  • dolur llygadeye pain

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APA

ophthalmalgia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmalgia

MLA

“ophthalmalgia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmalgia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ophthalmalgia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmalgia.

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