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otorhinolaryngologist

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌɑtoʊˌraɪnoʊˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɑləd͡ʒɪst/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒtəʊˌraɪnəʊˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɒləd͡ʒɪst/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒtə-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-raɪnə-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒɪst

1

noun

Meaning 1

A doctor specializing in otorhinolaryngology, the study of the ear, nose, and throat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ENT man, ear-nose-and-throat doctor, otolaryngologist, rhinolaryngologist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English otorhinolaryngology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English otorhinolaryngologist From otorhinolaryngology + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: oториноларинголог (otorinolaringolog) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Catalan: otorinolaringòleg — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耳鼻喉科醫師 /耳鼻喉科医师 (ěr-bí-hóukē yīshī) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Czech: otorinolaryngolog — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Danish: øre-næse-hals-læge — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Dutch: keel-, neus- en oorarts — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Dutch: kno-arts — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Finnish: korva-, nenä- ja kurkkutautilääkäri — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Finnish: otorinolaryngologi — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • French: otorhinolaryngologiste — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • French: oto-rhino-laryngologiste — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • French: ORL — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Galician: otorrinolaringólogo — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Galician: otorrinolaringóloga — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • German: Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Arzt — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • German: HNO-Arzt — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • German: Otorhinolaryngologe — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Greek: ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος (otorinolaryngológos) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Hungarian: fül-orr-gége orvos — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Hungarian: fül-orr-gégész — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Hungarian: fülész — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Hungarian: gégész — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Icelandic: háls- nef- og eyrnalæknir — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Italian: otolaringoiatra — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Italian: otorino — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Japanese: 耳鼻咽喉科医 (jibi inkōkai) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Japanese: 耳鼻咽喉専門医 (jibi inkō senmon’i) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Portuguese: otorrinolaringologista — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Romanian: otorinolaringolog — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Romanian: medic ORL — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Russian: отоларинго́лог (otolaringólog) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Russian: ЛОР (LOR) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Russian: оториноларинго́лог (otorinolaringólog) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Russian: ухо-горло-но́с (uxo-gorlo-nós) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Russian: ухогорлоно́с (uxogorlonós) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Spanish: otorrinolaringólogo — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Spanish: otorrinolaringóloga — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Spanish: otorrino — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Swedish: otorhinolaryngolog — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Swedish: öron-näsa-hals-läkare — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Turkish: kulakçı — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Turkish: otorinolarengolojist — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Ukrainian: отоларинго́лог (otolarynhóloh) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat
  • Ukrainian: оториноларинго́лог (otorynolarynhóloh) — medical doctor of ear, nose and throat