ENT

¹ American  

1. Medicine/Medical. ear, nose, and throat.

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-ent ² American  

1. a suffix, equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin: accident; different.

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ENT ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. ear, nose, and throat

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-ent ² British  

suffix

1. causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent that performs an action

   astringent

   dependent

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Etymology

Origin of -ent

From Latin -ent- (stem of -ēns ), present participle suffix of conjugations 2 ( -ēre, as in habēre “to have”), 3 ( -ere, as in scrībere “to write”), and 4 ( -īre, as in audīre “to hear”)

Example Sentences

King, a laryngologist with Peak ENT and Voice Center, had been injecting Botox in the same muscle to treat people having a hard time swallowing after a stroke.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2024

Then the ENT specialist I saw had me sign up for their portal.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

Royal College of Surgeons of England president Tim Mitchell, himself an ENT surgeon, said too many ENT patients were being "left in limbo" and struggling in pain, with reduced quality of life..

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024

In order to test this novel treatment, six children with DFNB9 were observed over a 26-week period at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

IN SOLV' ENT, one unable to pay his debts.

From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.