Otology

Otology
The study and medical care of the ear.
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The branch of medical science concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the ear and related structures. [oto- + G. logos, study]

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otol·o·gy -jē n, pl -gies a science that deals with the ear and its diseases
oto·log·ic .ōt-ə-'läj-ik also oto·log·i·cal -'läj-i-kəl adj
oto·log·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv

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n.
the study of diseases of the ear.

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otol·o·gy (o-tolґə-je) [oto- + -logy] the branch of medicine that deals with the medical treatment and surgery of the ear, and its anatomy, physiology, and pathology. otologic adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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