otorhinolaryngology

noun oto·rhi·no·lar·yn·gol·o·gy \ ˌō-tō-ˌrī-nō-ˌler-ən-ˈgä-lə-jē , -ˌla-rən- \

Definition of otorhinolaryngology

: otolaryngology

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otorhinolaryngological

play \ˌō-tō-ˌrī-nō-ˌler-ən-gə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, -ˌla-rən-\ adjective

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otorhinolaryngologist

play \ˌō-tō-ˌrī-nō-ˌler-ən-ˈgä-lə-jist, -ˌla-rən-\ noun

Recent Examples of otorhinolaryngology from the Web

Doty, a professor of otorhinolaryngology, invented the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT), a 40-odor scratch-and-sniff test that has become the gold standard for diagnosing olfactory dysfunction.

— david noonan, Scientific American, "Smell Test May Sniff out Oncoming Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s," 12 June 2017

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First Known Use of otorhinolaryngology

circa 1900

in the meaning defined above

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