otorhinolaryngology

o·to·rhi·no·lar·yn·gol·o·gy

[oh-toh-rahy-noh-lar-ing-gol-uh-jee]

Origin:
1895–1900; oto- + rhino- + laryngology

o·to·rhi·no·la·ryn·go·log·i·cal [oh-toh-rahy-noh-luh-ring-guh-loj-i-kuhl] , o·to·rhi·no·la·ryn·go·log·ic, adjective
o·to·rhi·no·lar·yn·gol·o·gist, noun
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otorhinolaryngology o·to·rhi·no·lar·yn·gol·o·gy (ō'tō-rī'nō-lār'ĭn-gŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The medical specialty concerned with diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.

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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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