otorhinolaryngology

[oh-toh-rahy-noh-lar-ing-gol-uh-jee]

noun

1. otolaryngology.

Other Word Forms

• otorhinolaryngological adjective
• otorhinolaryngologic adjective
• otorhinolaryngologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of otorhinolaryngology¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; oto- + rhino- + laryngology

Example Sentences

Robert Jackler, a professor of otorhinolaryngology at Stanford, thinks that some of this is also because the public is becoming better but unevenly informed about e-cigarettes through the media.

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"We know older adults, when they don't hear well, withdraw and begin to get depressed," said Dr. Colin Driscoll, chair of otorhinolaryngology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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But Michael J. Ruckenstein, a professor of otorhinolaryngology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, worries that many practitioners may have trouble using them.

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