aurist

aurist

English

Etymology

aur- +‎ -ist

Noun

aurist (plural aurists)

1. (medicine, dated) One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear.
   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII:

     I remembered I hadn't sent that wire to Kipper Herring, inviting him to come and join the gang. I went to Aunt Dahlia's boudoir and repaired this omission, telephoning the communication to someone at the post office who would have been well advised to consult a good aurist.

Synonyms

• otologist

Coordinate terms

• ENT
• otolaryngologist
• otorhinolaryngologist

Translations

one skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear

Bulgarian: отолог (bg) (otolog) Esperanto: orelisto Hungarian: fülész (hu) Icelandic: eyrnalæknir m Irish: cluaslia m Romanian: otolog (ro) m, otologă (ro) f

References

• aurist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• Atrius, Ristau, Surita, Tauris