audiology
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Origin of audiology
Explanation
Audiology is the science, study, treatment, or measurement of hearing and hearing loss. Doctors who specialize in audiology are called audiologists. An audiology clinic or department offers various kinds of testing to determine whether a person can hear normally, and if not, which frequencies of the person's hearing have been affected. Balance disorders and tinnitus — a persistent ringing in the ears — also fall under the expertise of audiology practitioners. If you needed a hearing aid, you might go to an audiology clinic. Audiology combines audio-, or "sound," from the Latin root audire, "hear," and -ology, "branch of knowledge."
Vocabulary lists containing audiology
Common Senses: Aud ("Hear")
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: aud
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Example Sentences
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Each participant first completed an audiology screening to confirm normal hearing, then took part in a computer-based listening task.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2025
Now, he and his wife, also an audiology graduate student, each hold down multiple part-time jobs to pay their tuition, rent and other costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Claire Wilkes, a teaching fellow in audiology at Aston University, spoke to the BBC about the damage defective equipment can have on hearing when someone is exposed to high levels of noise.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
Segments of the audiology community are working to push out exactly this kind of messaging—to reframe the use of hearing aids as an empowering decision that reflects a commitment to cognitive well-being.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024
But then in my annual checkup in October I flunked the audiology test and the doctor was like, “Dude, it’s time.”
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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