otolaryngeal

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adjective

Relating to the ear and the larynx

OriginEnglish laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus →
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Meanings

adjectiveotolaryngeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the ear and the larynx

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  3. Ancient Greekοὖς (oûs)
  4. Ancient Greekὠτ- (ōt-)
  5. Englishot-
  6. Englishoto-
  7. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  8. Latinlarynx
  9. New Latinlaryngeus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Englishlaryngeal
  13. Englishotolaryngeal

From oto- + laryngeal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with otolaryngeal

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Cite this entry
APA

otolaryngeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otolaryngeal

MLA

“otolaryngeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otolaryngeal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “otolaryngeal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otolaryngeal.

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