Audiological
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Audiological
Audiological (pronunciation: aw-dee-uh-loj-i-kuhl) is an adjective that pertains to the field of Audiology, the branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders.
Etymology
The term "Audiological" is derived from the word "Audiology," which is a combination of the Latin word "audire," meaning "to hear," and the Greek word "logia," meaning "study of."
Related Terms
- Audiologist: A healthcare professional who specializes in identifying, diagnosing, treating, and monitoring disorders of the auditory and vestibular systems.
- Audiogram: A graph that shows the audible threshold for standardized frequencies as measured by an audiometer.
- Audiometry: The measurement of hearing ability, usually with an audiometer.
- Tympanometry: A test used to detect disorders of the middle ear.
- Otoacoustic Emissions: Sounds given off by the inner ear when responding to a sound, used to determine hearing loss.
- Pure Tone Audiometry: A type of hearing test used to measure tone thresholds and define the degree, configuration, and type of hearing loss.
- Speech Audiometry: A test that measures the ability to hear and understand speech.
See Also
This WikiMD.org article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.