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laryngology

American

[lar-ing-gol-uh-jee] / ˌlær ɪŋˈgɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the branch of medicine dealing with the larynx.

laryngology British

/ ˌlærɪŋˈɡɒlədʒɪ /

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the larynx and its diseases

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Etymology

Origin of laryngology

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

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This book is one of the pioneering works in laryngology.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson

If Garcia was the founder, Czermak was the apostle, of laryngology.

From Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science by M. (Malcolm) Sterling Mackinlay

While touching general medicine at many points, laryngology is also to a large extent an autonomous territory in the great federation of the human organism.

From Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science by M. (Malcolm) Sterling Mackinlay

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