otorhinolaryngology

noun

oto·​rhi·​no·​lar·​yn·​gol·​o·​gy ˌō-tō-ˌrī-nō-ˌler-ən-ˈgä-lə-jē 

-ˌla-rən-

: a medical specialty concerned especially with the ear, nose, and throat and related parts of the head and neck : otolaryngology

All antihistamines have at least some drying effects, called anticholinergic properties, said Michael G. Stewart, chairman of otorhinolaryngology at Weill Cornell Medical College.

—C. Claiborne Ray

otorhinolaryngological

ˌō-tō-ˌrī-nō-ˌler-ən-gə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

-ˌla-rən-

adjective

or otorhinolaryngologic

ˌō-tō-ˌrī-nō-ˌler-ən-gə-ˈlä-jik 

-ˌla-rən-

In addition to fulfilling a height requirement, flight attendant candidates must also pass a physical examination encompassing internal, ophthalmological and otorhinolaryngological health.

—Gretchen Zhou

Examples of otorhinolaryngology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mitsuhiro Okano, professor of otorhinolaryngology at the International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital in Chiba prefecture, estimated that serious hay fever symptoms can impair working efficiency by more than 30 percent, making national economic loss a real concern. —Michelle Lee, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024

Donald Leopold, a professor of otorhinolaryngology at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, likened parosmia to playing a piano with missing keys. —Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Nov. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

otorhinolaryngology

noun

oto·​rhi·​no·​lar·​yn·​gol·​o·​gy ˌōt-ō-ˌrī-nō-ˌlar-ən-ˈgäl-ə-jē 

plural otorhinolaryngologies

: a medical specialty concerned especially with the ear, nose, and throat and related parts of the head and neck : otolaryngology

otorhinolaryngological

ˌōt-ō-ˌrī-nō-ˌlar-ən-gə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective

or otorhinolaryngologic

ˌōt-ō-ˌrī-nō-ˌlar-ən-gə-ˈläj-ik