单词 | otology |
释义 | otologyn. Originally: † the anatomical study of the ear (obsolete). Later: the branch of medical science (spec. a branch of surgery) that deals with the ear and its diseases. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > study of body > study of sense organs > [noun] > ear otology1841 otomorphology1900 the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > branches dealing with specific parts haematology1811 dermatology1813 cardiology1837 laryngology1842 pharyngology1842 glossology1844 haematics1854 urology1855 odontonosology1857 otiatrics1857 otiatry1857 trichology1860 trichopathy1860 urinology1860 psychoneurology1865 otology1874 rhinology1874 rhinolaryngology1888 sphygmology1890 otolaryngology1897 proctology1899 otorhinolaryngology1900 gastro-enterology1904 neuroendocrinology1922 urodynamics1954 pulmonology1955 psychoneuroendocrinology1970 1841 Lancet 13 Mar. 841/2 These subdivisions..facilitate the study of otology as a science. 1874 D. B. St. J. Roosa Pract. Treat. Dis. Ear (ed. 2) 17 Formerly known as aural medicine and surgery, but..better designated by the term Otology. 1880 (title) American Journal of Otology, a quarterly journal of physiological acoustics. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 9 Aug. 2/3 The University of Edinburgh has made otology one of the qualifying subjects for her medical degrees. 1949 Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Monthly Sept. 435/1 Tuning-fork tests have played an important and historical role in the development of otology. 1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 29 July 258/1 Dr. P. Fugère of Quebec..noted that every speciality should pause from time to time to draw up a balance sheet. This was particularly so in otology because otologists are often not the first to be consulted concerning hearing defects. 2000 Postgrad. Med. Jrnl. 76 65 Otorhinolaryngology, a product of the early 20th century, developed from the joining together of the separate departments of otology, whose practitioners were surgeons, and laryngology which was managed by physicians who also treated diseases of the nose and chest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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