otorhinolaryngology
“
Dr. Smith is associate professor of clinical otorhinolaryngology-head
View all »Definitions (4)
American Heritage Dictionary (2)
- noun See otolaryngology.
- Word History Otorhinolaryngology is the type of medical specialty that drives the layperson to despair, both of pronouncing the word properly and of having any notion of what it means. The words ear, nose, and throat are quite clear, however, and that is what is meant by oto-, rhino-, and laryngo-, which are the forms of Greek ous, "ear,” rhīs, "nose,” and larunx, "larynx or upper part of the windpipe,” respectively, when used in combination with other word forms.
Century Dictionary (1)
GNU Webster's 1913
WordNet (1)
Elsewhere on the web
View all » Examples
- No matter how he looked at it-and no matter how much they cared for each other-it always came down to one of those two choices. — Message in a Bottle
-
Dr. Smith is associate professor of clinical otorhinolaryngology-head
— PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories -
Drs. Gregory S. W.instein and Bert W. O'Malley Jr. of the Penn school of medicine's department of otorhinolaryngology: head and neck surgery, founded the world's first transoral robotic surgery (TORS. program at Penn in 2004.
— Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal
Stats
Otorhinolaryngology has been looked up 73 times, favorited 0 times, listed 4 times, commented on 0 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.
On Twitter
View all »Etymologies (1)
American Heritage Dictionary
Century Dictionary (1)
- Greek
οὐ̄ (ὠτ -), ear, +ρ (ίς (ῤιν -), nose, +λάρυλξ , larynx, + -λογια , fromλέγειν , speak.
GNU Webster's 1913
WordNet
Record your own »
Pronunciations
/ (ōˌtō-rīˌnō-lărˌĭng-gŏlˈə-jē)/
by
American Heritage Dictionary