oto·lar·yn·gol·o·gist
| \ ˌō-tō-ˌler-ən-ˈgä-lə-jist
, -ˌla-rən- \
, -ˌla-rən- \
plural otolaryngologists
Definition of otolaryngologist
: 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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“Otolaryngologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otolaryngologist. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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otolaryngologist
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oto·lar·yn·gol·o·gist
| \ ˌōt-ō-ˌlar-ən-ˈgäl-ə-jəst
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Medical Definition of otolaryngologist
: a physician specializing in otolaryngology
— called also otorhinolaryngologist
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