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otorhinolaryngology

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

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  • General-American: /ˌɑtoˌɹaɪnoˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɑləd͡ʒi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒtəʊˌraɪnəʊˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɒləd͡ʒi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒtə-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-raɪnə-/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Otolaryngology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rhinolaryngology, otolaryngology

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2ṓws Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs) Ancient Greek ὠτ- (ōt-)der. English ot- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oto- Ancient Greek ῥῑ́ς (rhī́s) Ancient Greek ῥῑνο- (rhīno-) English rhino- English laryngo- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English otorhinolaryngology From oto- (“ear”) + rhino- (“nose”) + laryngo- (“throat”) + -logy.