Izwi rokuti ruambameso riri kushandiswa pachinyorwa chino kuturikira chinonzi opthalmology kuEnglish. Ruambameso chidzidzo chinotarisa chiumbiko cheziso, durautano uye zvirwere zvemaziso. Ana chinenameso inyanzvi dzemaziso pakurapa nemishonga uye kushandisa maoko. Kune zvirwere zvizhinji zvinokwanisa kuzivikanwa mushure mokuwongorora maziso emunhu. Chivakashure ruamba chiri kushandiswa kuturikira chivakamberi logy chinowanikwa kuEnglish mumazwi anodudza zvidzidzo zvnoti: biology, geology, physiology etc. Chivakamberi cheEnglish chekuti -logy chinoreva a speaking, discourse, treatise, doctrine, theory, science". Opthamologist rinenge roturikirwa kunzi chiambameso. VaChewa vanoti muyambo (traditional stories and teachings, customs of a people). VaVenda vanoti luambo (n. language) kureva mutauro. Mamwe mazwi: amba (v. talk).