Audiometric
Definition
Belonging to audiometry, relating to audiometry, or to the acoustic measurement of hearing sensitivity and acuity; performed using an audiometer. The term describes tests, equipment, laboratories, or soundproof booths specially designed to evaluate the minimum threshold of sound perception across various frequencies.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Audiometric
- Hearing-test related
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective adjusting systematically across standard gender and plural boundaries. |
| Formation | Neologistic adjective modeled after French 'audiométrique', derived from the core tool concept of the audiometer. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.di.o.ˈme.trik] |
| Source | Lexicon of Clinical Diagnostic Frameworks, Otolaryngology Applied Physics, and Descriptive Adjectives |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Pacientul a fost condus în cabina audiometrică etanșă pentru a începe testarea pragurilor de sensibilitate la sunete pure.
EN: The patient was led into the sealed audiometric booth to begin testing sensitivity thresholds for pure tones.
RO: Rezultatele testului audiometric au arătat o scădere severă a percepției frecvențelor înalte la urechea stângă.
EN: The results of the audiometric test showed a severe drop in the perception of high frequencies in the left ear.
RO: Clinica folosește o aparatură audiometrică modernă, calibrată anual conform celor mai stricte standarde europene.
EN: The clinic utilizes modern audiometric apparatus, calibrated annually according to the strictest European standards.
Idioms & Phrases
Test audiometric / Audiometric test / hearing threshold test
RO: Procedură clinică standardizată prin care se determină cea mai mică intensitate sonoră pe care o persoană o poate auzi la frecvențe diferite.
EN: A standardized clinical procedure determining the lowest sound intensity an individual can hear across different frequencies.
Cabină audiometrică / Audiometric booth / soundproof hearing booth
RO: Incintă special izolată acustic împotriva zgomotelor exterioare, utilizată pentru a asigura acuratețea măsurării auzului.
EN: An enclosure specially acoustically insulated against external noises, utilized to ensure the accuracy of hearing measurements.
Căști audiometrice / Audiometric headphones / calibrated earphones
RO: Echipament audio de înaltă precizie utilizat pentru a transmite sunetele etalon direct în urechea pacientului în timpul examinării.
EN: High-precision audio equipment utilized to transmit standard tones directly into the patient's ear during examination.
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