Disciplines and Occupations

Otolaryngology

A surgical specialty concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the ear, nose, and throat.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A surgical specialty concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the ear, nose, and throat.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Laryngology
  • Otology

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

use for the specialty only; corresponding disease term is OTOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES or specifics

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History Note

80; was OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY 1963-79

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  1. H02w.403w.810.526w

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NLM Classification

WV 21

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Otolaryngology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010036. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010036
  2. Otolaryngology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otorhinolaryngology
  3. Otolaryngology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189553