Health
ORL
Letter by letterStandardB1Meaning
oto-rhino-laryngologiste
The specialist for ears, nose and throat. Nobody pronounces the full word: people say « un ORL », « aller chez l'ORL ».
How it is said
o-èr-èl
Gender and article
un ORL · masculine
Where you meet it
A surgery plate, a prescription, a medical directory.
Example
Votre médecin vous adresse à un ORL pour un examen de l'audition.
Your doctor is referring you to an ENT specialist (ORL) for a hearing test.
In the DELF
reading B1
Watch out
The acronym means the DOCTOR as much as the specialty: un ORL, une ORL. Said o-èr-èl.