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眼科学 (がんかがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

眼がん科か学がく

Meanings

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noun

ophthalmology

Medical specialty dealing with the eyes and their diseases.

彼かれは眼がん科か学がくを専せん攻こうして、眼がん科か医いになった。
He majored in ophthalmology and became an ophthalmologist.

Kanji

眼eyeball
科department, course, section
学study, learning, science

Similar words

眼がん科か
眼科 is the common clinical term for an eye clinic or the department of ophthalmology, while 眼科学 is the formal academic discipline.

Etymology

Compound of 眼 (gan, 'eye'), 科 (ka, 'department' or 'field'), and 学 (gaku, 'study'). A straightforward Sino-Japanese term for the medical study of the eye.