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otologist

DEFINITIONS OF: otologist

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n a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases

Synonyms:
ear doctor, ear specialist
Examples:
Prosper Meniere
French otologist who first described a form of vertigo now known as Meniere's disease and identified the semicircular canals as the site of the lesion (1799-1862)
Type of:
medical specialist, specialist
practices one branch of medicine
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