Talk:ONL

RFV discussion: August–October 2015
Spanish, looks like made-up crap by LWC --A230rjfowe (talk) 16:14, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I can't say anything about the Spanish term, but the English equivalent and the German equivalent  are both definitely real, so it's at least plausible. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 16:22, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
 * It looks like the Spanish use the Latin acronym and call it ORL (otorrinolaringología). oído naríz y laringe doesn't strike me as correct anyway (it's not just about the larynx), and the only Google hits are mirrors of us - oído naríz y garganta gets at least a few hits (eg. the Clínica de Oído, Naríz y Garganta Barquisimeto), although it looks like it's never acronymed ONG (maybe because of the chance of confusion). Smurrayinchester (talk) 13:35, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
 * In English otorhinolaryngology = otolaryngology, "a medical specialty concerned especially with the ear, nose, and throat", per MWOnline. Once more etymology is not destiny. (Google N-Grams shows the shorter form preferred over the entire period covered.) DCDuring TALK 14:03, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
 * But in Spanish, "otorrinolaringología" massively overwhelms "otolaringología". Smurrayinchester (talk) 14:23, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Similarly in most other languages according to the translation table now at otolaryngology. DCDuring TALK 15:34, 6 August 2015 (UTC)


 * RFV failed. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 19:38, 24 October 2015 (UTC)