Rhinology

/ɹaɪnˈɒlədʒi/

/ɹaɪnˈɑːlədʒi/

[noun]

Rhinology

[NOUN]

the branch of medicine primarily concerned with the nose and its conditions

Examples

1. Rhinology is a 1 year fellowship with a primary focus on sinus surgery.

2. We often see patients together, we coordinate appointments and so do our colleagues in the rhinology division and ENT, and then in the allergy division.

3. ENT is a surgical subspecialty focusing on diseases of the head and neck region, including laryngology, meaning the vocal cords and larynx, rhinology, referring to the nose and sinuses, ears, including not only the external ear but also inner ear, and endocrinology, including the thyroid and parathyroid.

4. When someone comes to see me in the ENT department in Rhinology, it's always important that we have old CT scans as well as most recent CT scans, if they don't have something recent, we will get a scan here.