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otolaryngologic

otolaryngologic

1 9.3
Medical care for the ear, nose, and throat
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊtəˌlɛrɪnˈɡɒlədʒɪk/
  • Specialized
: otorrinolaringológico
  • She visited an otolaryngologic clinic to address her ongoing sinus problems and hearing loss.
  • otolaryngologic condition
  • otolaryngologic practice
  • otolaryngologic evaluation

Examples

  • Ingestion of a foreign body is a problem seen in nearly all otolaryngologic practices.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Endoscopes are used in a variety of otolaryngologic procedures, including tympanomastoidectomy.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Falls often occur as a result of an otolaryngologic condition.

    Academic text (2009)
  • However, few reports in the literature describe patients who first present with otolaryngologic symptoms and signs.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Many persons who were exposed to the Ground Zero site have otolaryngologic conditions that are common in persons who were not exposed.

    Academic text (2009)
  • A more sophisticated understanding of otolaryngologic and psychiatric interactions is critical for the proper management of these conditions.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Despite the fact that OME is a common otolaryngologic condition, it can be difficult to diagnose.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Foreign bodies in the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus, particularly fish bones, are a common complaint in otolaryngologic practice.

    Academic text (2006)
  • When a patient has symptoms that suggest LPR, the clinician should perform a complete otolaryngologic examination and fiberoptic laryngoscopy.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Patients with nonseptic lateral sinus thrombosis and mastoid abnormality detected on MRI should have an otolaryngologic evaluation to rule out coexisting mastoiditis.

    Academic text (2009)

Synonyms

otolaryngological
vsotolaryngologic
  • Specialized
8.9

Relating to medical care for the ear, nose, and throat

is the same meaning but differs as an alternative spelling form
otorhinolaryngologic
vsotolaryngologic
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to doctors who treat the ear, nose, and throat

is broader covering study and treatment not only the specialty disease focus

Surface Forms

otolaryngologic positive

Morphology

otolaryngologic = otolaryngology (transparent) = otolaryngology + ic

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ic' to the medical noun 'otolaryngology', so the adjective meaning is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

Otolaryngologic is made of three parts: oto- 'ear', laryng- 'voice box', the part of your throat that makes sound, and -ologic 'study'. So, it means the medical study or treatment of the ear, nose, and throat.