Definitions for audiometryˌɔ diˈɒm ɪ tri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
au•di•om•e•tryˌɔ diˈɒm ɪ tri(n.)
the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
Category: Medicine
Origin of audiometry:
1885–90
au`di•o•met′ric-ˈmɛ trɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
audiology, audiometry(noun)
the measurement of hearing
audiometry(noun)
measuring sensitivity of hearing
Wiktionary
audiometry(Noun)
The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Audiometry
The testing of the acuity of the sense of hearing to determine the thresholds of the lowest intensity levels at which an individual can hear a set of tones. The frequencies between 125 and 8000 Hz are used to test air conduction thresholds and the frequencies between 250 and 4000 Hz are used to test bone conduction thresholds.
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