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otologist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /əʊˈtɒlədʒɪst/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A doctor specializing in otology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ear doctor, ear specialist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist

Narrower terms: Meniere, Prosper Meniere

History

Etymology

From oto- + -logist, after otology.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: otolog — doctor specializing in otology
  • Danish: otolog — doctor specializing in otology
  • Finnish: korvalääkäri — doctor specializing in otology
  • Hungarian: fülorvos — doctor specializing in otology
  • Irish: cluaslia — doctor specializing in otology
  • Romanian: otolog — doctor specializing in otology
  • Serbo-Croatian: ото̀лог — doctor specializing in otology
  • Serbo-Croatian: otòlog — doctor specializing in otology
  • Spanish: otólogo — doctor specializing in otology