Pharyngology - Intouka

Japanese: 咽頭科 - いんとうか
Pharyngology - Intouka

...It is a branch of clinical medicine that treats the ears, nose, and throat. It also deals with sensory disorders such as hearing, balance, smell, and taste, and communication disorders such as speech disorders. Historically, otorhinolaryngology was not a unified field of study from the beginning. In the 18th century, ear specialists were born as independent physicians from surgeons, and laryngologists were internists with knowledge of chest diseases. In the 19th century, it was unified as otorhinolaryngology, and the invention of the reflector and laryngoscope played a major role in this.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "pharyngology" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…臨床医学の一部門で,耳,鼻,のど(咽喉)を診療の対象としている。また,聴覚,平衡感覚,嗅覚(きゆうかく),味覚など感覚の障害,言語障害などコミュニケーションの障害を扱う科である。耳鼻咽喉科学は歴史的にみると,初めから統一された学問ではなく,18世紀に外科医から独立して耳科医が生まれ,胸部疾患の知識をもった内科医が喉頭科医であった。19世紀になって耳鼻咽喉科学として統合されたが,これには反射鏡,喉頭鏡の発明が大きな役割を果たした。…

※「咽頭科」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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