laryngology

laryngology
The branch of medical science concerned with the larynx and the voice; the specialty of diseases of the larynx. [laryngo- + G. logos, study]

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lar·yn·gol·o·gy .lar-ən-'gäl-ə-jē n, pl -gies a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the larynx and nasopharynx

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n.
the study of diseases of the larynx and vocal folds.

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lar·yn·gol·o·gy (lar″ing-golґə-je) [laryngo- + -logy] the branch of medicine that deals with the pharynx, larynx, nasopharynx, and tracheobronchial tree.

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  • laryngology — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1842 a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the larynx and nasopharynx …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • laryngology — laryngological /leuh ring geuh loj i keuhl/, laryngologic, adj. laryngologist, n. /lar ing gol euh jee/, n. the branch of medicine dealing with the larynx. [1835 45; LARYNGO + LOGY] * * *       a branch of medicine dealing with the larynx, nose,… …   Universalium

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  • laryngology — study of larynx Sciences and Studies …   Phrontistery dictionary

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