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otorhinolaryngologist

otorhinolaryngologist

9.9
A doctor who treats ear, nose, and throat problems
  • noun
  • /ˌoʊtəˌraɪnoʊˌlɛrɪŋˈɡɒlədʒɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : otorinolaringólogo
  • He was referred to the consultant otorhinolaryngologist, who found that the patient could not hear normal conversation at 1 meter.

Examples

  • All pre- and postoperative clinical examinations and evaluations were performed by an experienced otorhinolaryngologist (Q.A.K.).

    Academic text (2001)

  • He consulted an otorhinolaryngologist to get treatment for his chronic sinus infections.

  • The child, who came from an extremely underdeveloped and semi-desert region of Northern Kenya, had been hospitalized for some time in another district hospital, but had never been examined by an otorhinolaryngologist.

    Academic text (1996)

  • After experiencing severe ear pain, she decided to visit an otorhinolaryngologist for a thorough examination.

  • The school arranged for an otorhinolaryngologist to assess the children's hearing and speech issues.

Synonyms

ENT
vsotorhinolaryngologist
3 3.5

A doctor who treats ear, nose, and throat problems

is the full technical name rather than the abbreviation
otolaryngologist
vsotorhinolaryngologist
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A doctor who treats problems of the ear, nose, and throat

is the longer technical term rather than the shorter form
ear-nose-and-throat doctor
vsotorhinolaryngologist
1 2.6

A doctor who treats problems of the ear, nose, and throat

is the formal medical term used mainly in professional contexts
rhinolaryngologist
vsotorhinolaryngologist
  • Specialized
9.9

A doctor who treats problems of the ear, nose, and throat, like infections or hearing loss

covers disorders of all three areas together rather than any single area

Surface Forms

otorhinolaryngologist singular
otorhinolaryngologists plural

Morphology

otorhinolaryngologist = otorhinolaryngology (opaque) = oto + rhino + laryngo + log + ist

The form is systematically built, but the medical combining forms are too specialized for an average B1 learner to infer the meaning reliably.

Etymology

Otorhinolaryngologist comes from Greek parts that name the three areas this doctor works on: oto- 'ear', rhino- 'nose', laryngo- 'throat', and the ending -logist 'specialist'. So an otorhinolaryngologist is a doctor who treats ear, nose and throat problems, the same as an 'ENT' doctor.