rhinology

American  

[rahy-nol-uh-jee] / raɪˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the science dealing with the nose and its diseases.

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rhinology British  

/ raɪˈnɒlədʒɪ, ˌraɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the branch of medical science concerned with the nose and its diseases

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Other Word Forms

• rhinologic adjective
• rhinological adjective
• rhinologist noun

Etymology

Origin of rhinology

First recorded in 1830–40; rhino- + -logy

Example Sentences

One possible cause could be our sinuses, says Dr. David Gudis, chief of the division of rhinology and anterior skull base surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

And it doesn’t matter too much which brand of neti pot you buy, says Anthony Del Signore, the director of rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2023

Sinusitis is a bit of a “fad-based specialty,” Dr. James N. Palmer, director of rhinology at the University of Pennsylvania, said with a chuckle.

From New York Times • May 12, 2011

Schneider, the father of rhinology, mentions a woman in whom the odor of orange-flowers produced syncope.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

And the philosopher, on the other hand, might treat the whole of medicine as one part in itself, while the physician might hold that even otology has to be separated from rhinology.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various