otolaryngology

otolaryngology
The combined specialties of diseases of the ear and larynx, including the upper respiratory tract and diseases of the head and neck, tracheobronchial tree, and esophagus. [oto- + G. larynx, + logos, study]

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oto·lar·yn·gol·o·gy -ə-jē n, pl -gies a medical specialty concerned esp. with the ear, nose, and throat called also otorhinolaryngology
oto·lar·yn·go·log·i·cal -.lar-ən-gə-'läj-i-kəl adj

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n.
the study of diseases of the ears and larynx.

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oto·lar·yn·gol·o·gy (o″to-lar″ing-golґə-je) [oto- + laryngo- + -logy] the branch of medicine concerned with medical and surgical treatment of the head and neck, including the ears, nose, and throat. Called also otorhinolaryngology.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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