otolaryngologist

noun

oto·​lar·​yn·​gol·​o·​gist ˌō-tō-ˌler-ən-ˈgä-lə-jist 

-ˌla-rən-

plural otolaryngologists

: a physician specializing in otolaryngology

Many doctors, especially ear, nose and throat specialists, called otolaryngologists, are capable of evaluating patients who have impaired or lost smell.

—M. R. Miller

Adults in their 30s and 40s increasingly are showing up in the offices of the nation's otolaryngologists complaining about problem tonsils, say doctors.

—Tara Parker-Pope

called also otorhinolaryngologist

Examples of otolaryngologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over 40 years later, Golden decided to visit an otolaryngologist — or ear, nose and throat (ENT) physician — due to concerns about having constant sore throats. —Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025

If surgery or hearing aids are required, a specialist, such as an otolaryngologist (also called an ENT, or ear, nose, and throat doctor), may be needed. —Sherri Gordon, Health, 30 Dec. 2024

Requiring patients to clear endless hurdles to secure treatment is a rising problem throughout health care, according to Dr. Bruce Scott, an otolaryngologist who is president of the American Medical Association. —Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024

Mucus traps debris, allergens, viruses, and bacteria that go into your airways, Kanwar Kelley, MD, an otolaryngologist and CEO of Side Health in California, told Health. —Korin Miller, Health, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

otolaryngologist

noun

oto·​lar·​yn·​gol·​o·​gist ˌōt-ō-ˌlar-ən-ˈgäl-ə-jəst 

: a physician specializing in otolaryngology

called also otorhinolaryngologist