OTOLARYNGOLOGIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does otolaryngologist mean? 

• OTOLARYNGOLOGIST (noun)
  The noun OTOLARYNGOLOGIST has 1 sense:

1. a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat

  Familiarity information: OTOLARYNGOLOGIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OTOLARYNGOLOGIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

ear-nose-and-throat doctor; ENT man; otolaryngologist; otorhinolaryngologist; rhinolaryngologist

Hypernyms ("otolaryngologist" is a kind of...):

medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)

Derivation:

otolaryngology (the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat)

 Context examples 

Also called otolaryngologist.

(ENT doctor, NCI Dictionary)