ENT surgeon
Ear nose specialist
An ENT surgeon is a physician who specializes in surgical treatment of the ear, nose, and throat.
The abbreviation stands for "ear, nose, and throat," though the formal specialty name is otolaryngology.
ENT surgeons treat conditions from chronic sinusitis to head and neck cancers: The ENT surgeon removed her tonsils, He was referred to an ENT surgeon for his hearing loss.
- otolaryngologistPhysician for ears, nose, throat
- tonsilsThroat's lymphoid tissue
- tonsil removalExcision of throat lymphoid tissue
- adenoidsNasal lymphoid tissue
- sinusesAir-filled skull cavities
head and neck · nasal · nasal passage · polyps · septum · hearing · hearing loss · inner ear · eardrums · vertigo · scalpel · endoscope · operating room · specialist · swallowing · snoring · sleep apnea · tubes
- OR personnelscrub nurse, scrub tech, anesthesiologist, first assistant, neurosurgeon
- hearing specialistsaudiologist, hearing specialist, ear specialist, otologist, audiometrist
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Lower limb specialist
cardiologist · proctologist · urologist · cardiac surgeon · gynecologist
ENT surgeoninternist
Doctor of internal organs
primary care physician · psychiatrist · general practitioner · hospitalist · geriatrician
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