ENT

¹ American  

1. Medicine/Medical. ear, nose, and throat.

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-ent ² American  

1. a suffix, equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin: accident; different.

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ENT ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. ear, nose, and throat

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-ent ² British  

suffix

1. causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent that performs an action

   astringent

   dependent

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Etymology

Origin of -ent

From Latin -ent- (stem of -ēns ), present participle suffix of conjugations 2 ( -ēre, as in habēre “to have”), 3 ( -ere, as in scrībere “to write”), and 4 ( -īre, as in audīre “to hear”)

Example Sentences

Weyerhaeuser stock, which finished Tuesday at $23.28, was the subject of a bullish rec ent Barron’s profile before the investor day.

From Barron's

"Since we do not have an ICU in ENT, the child was shifted to the ICU of the gynaecology department," he said, adding that the child was brought in an Advance Life Support ambulance, which is equipped to offer critical care.

From BBC

Jim Frame, president of the UK Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and professor at Anglia Ruskin University, said that it does not cover all of the cosmetic surgery operations that happen in the UK because some is carried out by ENT and maxillofacial surgeons, or by non-BAAPS members, especially fillers and Botox.

From BBC

A UK-wide survey from 2024, distributed by the BAA and ENT UK, the professional body representing ear, nose and throat surgery, found that only 4% of audiologists consider themselves to be well-informed on APD.

From BBC

And, for those who are 16 years and over, the Royal National ENT and Eastman Hospital is the only NHS provider in England offering a full APD assessment and the waiting list is nine months long.

From BBC