| loudness recruitment | <neurology, otolaryngology> An abnormally disproportionate increase in the sensation of loudness in response to a relatively slight increase in intensity of an acoustic signal. Loudness recruitment is also a special audiological procedure or test. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| alternate binaural loudness balance test | ABLB test, a test for recruitment in one ear; the comparison of relative loudness of a series of intensities presented alternately to either ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| binaural alternate loudness balance test | A test for recruitment in one ear; the comparison of relative loudness of a series of intensities presented alternately to either ear. Synonym: BALB test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recruitment | <neurology> The gradual increase to a maximum in a reflex when a stimulus of unaltered intensity is prolonged. (12 Dec 1998) |
| recruitment detection | <otolaryngology, technique> Tests for measuring loudness recruitment. (04 Jul 1999) |
| recruitment zone | <cell biology> Region of cytoplasm in the rear third of a moving amoeba where endoplasm is recruited from ectoplasm. (18 Nov 1997) |
| loudness perception | The perceived attribute of a sound which corresponds to the physical attribute of intensity. (12 Dec 1998) |