otolaryngologist

noun

oto·​lar·​yn·​gol·​o·​gist ˌō-tō-ˌler-ən-ˈgä-lə-jist How to pronounce otolaryngologist (audio)
-ˌla-rən-
plural otolaryngologists
: a physician specializing in otolaryngology
Many doctors, especially ear, nose and throat specialists, called otolaryngologists, are capable of evaluating patients who have impaired or lost smell.M. R. Miller
Adults in their 30s and 40s increasingly are showing up in the offices of the nation's otolaryngologists complaining about problem tonsils, say doctors.Tara Parker-Pope

called also otorhinolaryngologist

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When evaluating dysphonia, otolaryngologists place a flexible tube attached to a tiny camera through a person's nose or mouth—called a fiberoptic scope—to visualize the larynx and vocal cords. Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 5 July 2025 Her husband, Robert Seibert, also marked a milestone for the state as its first pediatric otolaryngologist, and developed the cleft lip and palate program at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Keelin Fisher, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025 Who Qualifies? To qualify for surgery to treat snoring, you must be evaluated by a qualified medical professional, such as a sleep specialist or otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat doctor, an ENT). Sukaina Hasnie, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025 Kasey Allen Nicole Aaronson, a pediatric otolaryngologist at The Nemours Foundation in Jacksonville, Florida, told Newsweek what happens when the coin cell batteries are consumed. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for otolaryngologist

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of otolaryngologist was in 1911

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“Otolaryngologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otolaryngologist. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

otolaryngologist

noun
oto·​lar·​yn·​gol·​o·​gist ˌōt-ō-ˌlar-ən-ˈgäl-ə-jəst How to pronounce otolaryngologist (audio)
: a physician specializing in otolaryngology

called also otorhinolaryngologist

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