audiometer

audiometer definition - medical

au·di·om·e·ter (ôˌdē-ŏmˈĭ-tər)

noun
An electrical instrument for measuring the threshold of hearing for pure tones of normally audible frequencies generally varying from 200 to 8000 hertz and recorded in decibels.

Related Forms:

  • auˌdi·o·metˈric (-ō-mĕtˈrĭk) adjective

Related Forms:

  • auˌdi·o·me·triˈcian (-ō-mə-trĭshˈən) noun

Related Forms:

  • auˌdi·omˈe·try noun

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