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audiometer
[aw″de-om´ĕ-ter]an apparatus used in audiometry for testing the hearing.
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au·di·om·e·ter
(aw'dē-om'ĕ-ter),An electronic device used to measure hearing thresholds for pure tones, modulated tones, speech, and other acoustic stimuli.
[audio- + G. metron, measure]
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au·di·om·e·ter
(aw'dē-om'ĕ-tĕr)An electrical instrument for measuring the threshold of hearing for pure tones of frequencies generally varying from 128-8000 Hz (recorded in decibels).
[L. audio, to hear + G. metron, measure]
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audiometer
An instrument for measuring the lowest levels at which pure tones can be heard at each of a range of frequencies, either by air or by bone conduction. The results are recorded as an AUDIOGRAM.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
au·di·om·e·ter
(aw'dē-om'ĕ-tĕr)Electronic device used to measure hearing thresholds for pure tones, modulated tones, speech, and other acoustic stimuli.
[L. audio, to hear + G. metron, measure]
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