laryngology

[ lar-ing-gol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of medicine dealing with the larynx.

laryngology

/ ləˌrɪŋɡəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌlærɪŋˈɡɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the larynx and its diseases

Derived Forms

• laˌryngoˈlogically, adverb
• laryngological, adjective
• ˌlarynˈgologist, noun

Other Words From

• la·ryn·go·log·i·cal [l, uh, -ring-g, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], la·ryngo·logic adjective
• laryn·golo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of laryngology¹

First recorded in 1835–45; laryngo- + -logy