Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhinolaryngology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rhi-no-laryn-gol-o-gy
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of the nose and larynx, especially the anatomy, physiology and pathology

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥῑ́ς (rhī́s) Ancient Greek ῥῑνο- (rhīno-) English rhino- English laryngo- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English laryngology English rhinolaryngology From rhino- + laryngology.

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What does rhinolaryngology mean?
The scientific study of the nose and larynx, especially the anatomy, physiology and pathology
Where does rhinolaryngology come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥῑ́ς (rhī́s) Ancient Greek ῥῑνο- (rhīno-) English rhino- English laryngo- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English laryngology English rhinolaryngology From rhino- + laryngology.

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