Otolaryngology – 오토 러런걸러지. 이빈후과 영어표현 .Otorhinolaryngology [oto (ear 귀) + rhino (nose) 코뿔소 + laryngo (windpipe) 호흡기관 + logos (science) 학문]

Otolaryngology – 오토 러런 걸러지. 이빈후과

 

oto (ear 귀)

rhino (nose) 코뿔소

laryngo (windpipe) 호흡기관

logos (science) 학문.학.

 

 

noun

oto·​lar·​yn·​gol·​o·​gy ˌō-tō-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

 

The word otorhinolaryngology or its shorter form, otolaryngology, is derived from the Greek root words: otos (ear), rhino (nose), laryngo (windpipe) and logos (science). So an otorhinolaryngologist is a physician who studied, trained in, and treats diseases of the ear, nose, throat, face, head and neck.

 

Otorhinolaryngology

 

오토-라이노-러렌-걸러지

 

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

 

 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

 

Time Traveler

The first known use of otorhinolaryngology was circa 1900

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