What does “HNO-Arzt” mean in German?

This clip sorts complaints to the right doctors, and one entry looks like a code: the HNO-Arzt. It stands for Hals, Nase, Ohren — throat, nose, ears — Germany’s ear-nose-and-throat specialist. English medicine says ENT; German built the same kind of abbreviation from its own body parts, and everyday German genuinely uses it: you book an appointment beim HNO.

The clip’s other doctors follow a friendlier pattern: German keeps a native alternative beside almost every Greek specialist name — der Hautarzt for the Dermatologe (skin), der Frauenarzt for the Gynäkologe, der Augenarzt for eyes. And the system starts at der Hausarzt, the “house doctor” — your GP, the first stop bei einer Erkältung.