eyedrop
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- noun
- /ˈaɪˌdrɒp/
:
gota para los ojos
- I give eyedrops daily to a rich woman in Back Bay, Ann Peters, who can't see to do it herself and whose family can't be bothered.
- putting eyedrops
- prescription eyedrops
- applying eyedrops
Examples
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"Do you know where my eyedrops are?" Danny said.
Fiction book (1993) -
I had to put two eyedrops in my eye every half hour for the first day and then every hour the next day and so on.
Blog text (31) -
Finishing with the eyedrops, Gina checked her watch.
Fiction book (1992) -
Eyedrops kept the bright blue of her eyes sparkling like shattered glass.
Fiction book (1992) -
Heartworm pills for all the dogs, as a preventive measure; eyedrops for one cat, antibiotics for another...
Fiction book (1992) -
Tuesday, August 5, three weeks after being hit with Bell's palsy, I was going to bring my eyedrops and my elbow pads to the rink and try to play one last hockey game.
Academic text (1999) -
I have difficulty applying eyedrops or putting eyeshadow on the eyelid of my good eye because I can't see anything when I close the good eye.
Academic text (2004) -
She used the eyedrop to relieve her itchy eyes after a long day outside.
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The doctor prescribed special eyedrops to help treat her dry eye condition.
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You should apply just one eyedrop in each eye for effective relief.
Synonyms
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A small drop of medicine put into the eye to help it feel better
Compounds
- Specialized
An eye drop medicine that lowers pressure inside the eye to treat glaucoma
- Specialized
An eye drop with medicine that lowers eye pressure by reducing the fluid inside the eye and helping it drain
- Specialized
A liquid medicine put in the eye to make the pupil smaller and lower pressure
- Specialized
A medicine in drops that you put in the eye to lower eye pressure and treat glaucoma
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Etymology
Eyedrop comes from the two words eye and drop, so imagine a single 'drop' falling into the 'eye'. That's why an eyedrop is a small amount of liquid medicine put into the eye.