耳鼻科

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 耳鼻科, read じびか, and it combines 耳, meaning ear, 鼻, meaning nose, with 科, meaning medical department.
• Basic usage: 耳鼻科 means an ear, nose, and throat department or an ENT clinic treating related conditions.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A specialty visited for treatment and a newly opened clinic
  • Both examples use the form 耳鼻科. It is the specialty consulted for persistent ear pain and also the medical facility that opened near a station.
• Persistent ear pain and a new clinic near the station
  • 耳の痛みが続いたので耳鼻科を受診した。 — I visited an ear, nose, and throat clinic because my ear continued to hurt.
  • 駅の近くに新しい耳鼻科が開いた。 — A new ENT clinic opened near the station.