Words that rhyme with ophthalmologist
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adjust
v 1: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" [syn: adjust, set, correct] 2: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" [syn: align, aline, line up, adjust] [ant: skew] 3: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: adjust, conform, adapt] 4: make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness" 5: decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim -
anthropologist
n 1: a social scientist who specializes in anthropology -
archaeologist
n 1: an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture [syn: archeologist, archaeologist] -
biologist
n 1: (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms [syn: biologist, life scientist] -
cardiologist
n 1: a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart [syn: cardiologist, heart specialist, heart surgeon] -
climatologist
n 1: someone who is expert in climatology -
criminologist
n 1: a specialist in criminology -
dermatologist
n 1: a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin [syn: dermatologist, skin doctor] -
ecologist
n 1: a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment -
embryologist
n 1: a physician who specializes in embryology -
epidemiologist
n 1: a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases -
gerontologist
n 1: a specialist in gerontology [syn: gerontologist, geriatrician] -
ideologist
n 1: an advocate of some ideology [syn: ideologist, ideologue] -
immunologist
n 1: a medical scientist who specializes in immunology -
meteorologist
n 1: a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions -
microbiologist
n 1: a specialist in microbiology -
mineralogist
n 1: a scientist trained in mineralogy -
physiologist
n 1: a biologist specializing in physiology -
radiologist
n 1: a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease [syn: radiologist, radiotherapist] -
seismologist
n 1: a geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth -
serologist
n 1: a medical scientist who specializes in serology -
sociologist
n 1: a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society -
technologist
n 1: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems [syn: engineer, applied scientist, technologist] -
toxicologist
n 1: one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment -
urologist
n 1: a specialist in urology -
virologist
n 1: a specialist in virology -
zoologist
n 1: a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals [syn: zoologist, animal scientist] -
oncologist
n 1: a specialist in oncology -
gynecologist
n 1: a specialist in gynecology [syn: gynecologist, gynaecologist, woman's doctor] -
kremlinologist
See also ophthalmologist definition and ophthalmologist synonyms
