audiometry

[ aw-dee-om-i-tree ]

/ ˌɔ diˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun Medicine/Medical.

the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.

Nearby words

audiogenic epilepsy, audiogram, audiological, audiology, audiometer, audiometry, audion, audiophile, audiotape, audiotypist, audiovisual

Origin of audiometry

First recorded in 1885–90; audio- + -metry

Related formsau·di·o·met·ric

[aw-dee-uh-me-trik] /ˌɔ di əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectiveau·di·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

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