Hearing Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Hearing Information and Meaning
See also DEAFNESS; EAR; PERCEPTION; SOUND.
- acoumetry
- the measurement of acuteness of hearing. —acoumeter, n. —acoumetric, adj.
- anaudia
- loss or absence of the power of hearing.
- audiclave
- an instrument that aids hearing.
- audiology
- 1. the branch of medical science that studies hearing, especially impaired hearing.
- 2. the treatment of persons with impaired hearing. —audiologist, n.
- audiometer
- an instrument for testing hearing. Also called sonometer. —audiometry, n. —audiometric, adj.
- audiometry
- a testing of hearing ability by frequencies and various levels of loudness. —audiometrist, audiometrician, n. —audiometric, audiometrical, adj.
- auditognosis
- Medicine. the sense by which sounds are understood and interpreted.
- otocleisis
- a closure of the hearing passages.
- otomyasthenia
- Medicine. a weakness of the ear muscles causing poor selection and amplification of sounds. —otomyasthenic, adj.
- otophone
- 1. an external appliance used to aid hearing; a hearing aid.
- 2. Medicine. a tube used in the auscultation of the ear.
- otosis
- a defect in hearing causing a false impression of sounds made by others.
- paracusis
- defective sense of hearing. Also paracousia.
- phonism
- a sound or a sensation of hearing produced by stimulus of another sense, as taste, smell, etc.
- sonometer
- audiometer. —sonometry, n. —sonometric, adj.