Occupation or Discipline
audiology
au·di·ol·o·gy [ aw-dee-ol-uh-jee ]
Subclass of:
Allied Health Occupations
Definitions related to audiology:
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Allied medical specialty that studies hearing and hearing impairment.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The study of hearing, including the diagnosis and treatment of hearing defects.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Audiology, the study, assessment, prevention, and treatment of disorders of hearing and balance. Clinical audiology is concerned primarily with the assessment of the function of the human ear, which affects hearing sensitivity and balance. The characterization of specific losses in hearing or...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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