Meanings
nounotolaryngology (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe study of diseases of the ear, nose and throat.
Synonyms: otorhinolaryngology, ear, nose and throat, ENT
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of diseases of the ear, nose and throat.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat
Broader
medicinemedical specialty
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
- Ancient Greekοὖς (oûs)
- Ancient Greekὠτ- (ōt-)
- Englishot-
- Englishoto-
- Englishlaryngo-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishotolaryngology
From oto- (“ear”) + laryngo- (“throat”) + -logy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans otolaringologie, oor-neus-en-keelheelkunde
- otolaringologiemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- oor-neus-en-keelheelkundemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Basque otorrinolaringologia
- otorrinolaringologiamedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Bengali নাক, কান, গলা, ইএনটি
- নাক, কান, গলা (nak, kan, gôla)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
- ইএনটি (ienṭi)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
Bulgarian оториноларингология
- оториноларингология (otorinolaringologija)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
Catalan otorinolaringologia
- otorinolaringologiamedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Chinese Mandarin 耳鼻咽喉科, 耳鼻喉科學 /耳鼻喉科学
- 耳鼻咽喉科 (ěrbíyānhóukē)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
- 耳鼻喉科學 /耳鼻喉科学 (ěrbíhóu kēxué)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
Czech otorinolaryngologie, ušní, nosní, krční
- otorinolaryngologiemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- ušní, nosní, krčnímedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Danish oto-rhino-laryngologi
- oto-rhino-laryngologimedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Dutch otorinolaryngologie, keel-neus-oorheelkunde
- otorinolaryngologiemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- keel-neus-oorheelkundemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- KNO-heelkundemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Esperanto otorinolaringologio, orel-naz-gorĝa medicino
- otorinolaringologiomedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- orel-naz-gorĝa medicinomedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Finnish korva-, nenä- ja kurkkutautioppi, otorinolaryngologia
- korva-, nenä- ja kurkkutautioppimedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- otorinolaryngologiamedical study of the ear, nose and throat
French oto-rhino-laryngologie, otorhinolaryngologie
- oto-rhino-laryngologiemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- otorhinolaryngologiemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- ORLmedical study of the ear, nose and throat
German Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, HNO-Heilkunde
- Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkundemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- HNO-Heilkundemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Greek ωτορινολαρυγγολογία
- ωτορινολαρυγγολογία (otorinolaryngología)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
Hindi कर्णनासाकंठ विज्ञान
- कर्णनासाकंठ विज्ञान (karṇanāsākaṇṭh vijñān)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
Hungarian fül-orr-gégészet, fül-orr-gége
- fül-orr-gégészetmedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- fül-orr-gégemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Indonesian otolaringologi
- otolaringologimedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Irish otairinealaraingeolaíocht
- otairinealaraingeolaíochtmedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Italian otorinolaringoiatria
- otorinolaringoiatriamedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Japanese 耳鼻咽喉科
- 耳鼻咽喉科 (jibiinkōka)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
Korean 이비인후과
- 이비인후과 (ibiinhugwa)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
Latvian otorinolaringoloģija
- otorinolaringoloģijamedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Lithuanian otolaringologija
- otolaringologijamedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Malay otorinolaringologi
- otorinolaringologimedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Norwegian øre-nese-hals
- øre-nese-halsmedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Portuguese otorrinolaringologia
- otorrinolaringologiamedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Romanian otorinolaringologie
- otorinolaringologiemedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Russian оториноларинголо́гия, отоларинголо́гия
- оториноларинголо́гия (otorinolaringológija)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
- отоларинголо́гия (otolaringológija)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
Slovak otorinolaryngológia
- otorinolaryngológiamedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Spanish otorrinolaringología
- otorrinolaringologíamedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Swedish otorhinolaryngologi, ÖNH (professional lingo, acronyme of "öron, näsa, hals")
- otorhinolaryngologimedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- ÖNH (professional lingo, acronyme of "öron, näsa, hals")medical study of the ear, nose and throat
- otolaryngologimedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- otorinolaryngologimedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Thai โสตศอนาสิกวิทยา
- โสตศอนาสิกวิทยา (sòht sŏr naasìk wíttáyaa)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
Turkish otorinolarengoloji, otolarengoloji
- otorinolarengolojimedical study of the ear, nose and throat
- otolarengolojimedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Ukrainian оториноларингологія, отоларингологія
- оториноларингологія (otorynolarynholohija)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
- отоларингологія (otolarynholohija)medical study of the ear, nose and throat
Vietnamese khoa tai mũi họng
- khoa tai mũi họngmedical study of the ear, nose and throat
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with otolaryngology
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
otolaryngology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otolaryngology
MLA
“otolaryngology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otolaryngology. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “otolaryngology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otolaryngology.
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