| audio- | The sense of hearing. Origin: L. Audio, to hear (05 Mar 2000) |
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| audioanalgesia | Use of music or sound delivered through earphones to mask pain during dental or surgical procedures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| audiogenic | 1. Caused by sound, especially a loud noise. 2. Sound-producing. Origin: audio-+ G. Genesis, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| audiogenic seizure | A reflex seizure precipitated by loud noises, rare in humans. Audiogenic seizures in rodents are an animal model of epilepsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| audiogram | A test of hearing at a range of sound frequencies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| audiologist | A specialist in evaluation and rehabilitation of those whose communication disorders centre in whole or in part in the hearing function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| audiology | The study of hearing. (12 Dec 1998) |
| audiometer | <physics> An instrument by which the power of hearing can be gauged and recorded on a scale. Origin: L. Audire to hear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| audiometric | Related to measurement of hearing levels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| audiometrist | A person trained in the use of the audiometer in testing hearing acuity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| audiometry | The measurement of hearing. (12 Dec 1998) |
| audiometry, evoked response | A form of electrophysiologic audiometry in which an analog computer is included in the circuit to average out ongoing or spontaneous brain wave activity. A characteristic pattern of response to a sound stimulus may then become evident. Evoked response audiometry is known also as electric response audiometry. (12 Dec 1998) |
| audiometry, pure-tone | Measurement of hearing based on the use of pure tones of various frequencies and intensities as auditory stimuli. (12 Dec 1998) |
| audiometry, speech | Measurement of the ability to hear speech under various conditions of intensity and noise interference using sound-field as well as earphones and bone oscillators. (12 Dec 1998) |
| audiovisual | Pertaining to a communication or teaching technique that combines both audible and visible symbols. (05 Mar 2000) |