otorhinolaryngology

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Havel underwent an operation at hospital's otorhinolaryngology clinic, hospital spokeswoman Eva Jurinova said.

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  1. noun See otolaryngology.
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    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.

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  1. Greek οὐ̄ (ὠτ-), ear, + ρ (ίς (ῤιν-), nose, + λάρυλξ, larynx, + -λογια, from λέγειν, speak.
 

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/oʊtəraɪnəlærɪŋˈgɑlədʒi/
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