air-bone gap

air-bone gap

the difference between the thresholds for hearing when the stimuli are delivered by air conduction and by bone conduction.

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air-bone gap

(âr′bōn′)

n.

The difference between the threshold for hearing acuity by bone conduction and by air conduction.

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air-bone gap

(ABG) (ār-bōn gap)

An abnormal condition in which the auditory threshold for an air-conducted test tone is higher than that for a bone-conducted test tone of the same frequency.
See also: conductive hearing loss

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air-bone gap

(ār-bōn gap)

An abnormal condition in which the auditory threshold for an air-conducted test tone is higher than that for a bone-conducted test tone of the same frequency.
See also: conductive hearing loss

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