n.
Pronunciation: ō - ' tä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: ot- + -logy
Date: 1842
: a science that deals with the ear and its diseases
– oto · log · ic \ ˌ ō -t ə - ' lä-jik \ also oto · log · i · cal \ -ji-k ə l \ adjective
– otol · o · gist \ ō - ' tä-l ə -jist \ noun