oto·log·ic
¦ōtᵊl¦äjik 
variants
or less commonly otological
: of or relating to otology
otologically
adverb
-jə̇k(ə)lē
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Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2022
The quickest and easiest way to get water out of your ear is simply to change your head position by tilting it, Daniel Jethanamest, MD, director of the division of otology and neurotology in the department of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at NYU Langone, tells Health.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 29 June 2021
This strategy is counterintuitive, according to Dr. Jay Rubinstein, associate professor of otology at the University of Iowa.
—Patrick Di Justo, WIRED, 24 June 2002
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More companies could be working on better, less expensive products that help people hear better, said Charles Limb, a professor and chief of otology at the University of California, San Francisco.
—Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2022
The quickest and easiest way to get water out of your ear is simply to change your head position by tilting it, Daniel Jethanamest, MD, director of the division of otology and neurotology in the department of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at NYU Langone, tells Health.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 29 June 2021
This strategy is counterintuitive, according to Dr. Jay Rubinstein, associate professor of otology at the University of Iowa.
—Patrick Di Justo, WIRED, 24 June 2002
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“Otology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otology. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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