Audiometry
Definition
A clinical method of measuring hearing acuity and sensitivity using a device called an audiometer, by determining the perception threshold of sounds at various frequencies and intensities. The procedure enables professionals to diagnose the type, degree, and anatomical location of hearing loss.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Audiometry
- Hearing threshold measurement
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular plural and case structural inflections ending in '-i'. |
| Formation | International neologistic compound borrowed from French 'audiométrie', combining 'audi-' (hearing) with the Greek suffix '-metria' (measurement). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.di.o.me.ˈtri.e] |
| Source | Lexicon of Medical Measurement Methodologies, Otolaryngology Diagnosis, and Clinical Testing Nouns |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Medicul ORL-ist i-a recomandat o audiometrie completă după ce pacientul s-a plâns de țiuit constant în urechi.
EN: The ENT doctor recommended a complete audiometry after the patient complained of constant ringing in the ears.
RO: Efectuarea unei ședințe de audiometrie durează aproximativ douăzeci de minute și nu provoacă niciun disconfort fizic.
EN: Performing an audiometry session takes about twenty minutes and does not cause any physical discomfort.
RO: Prin audiometrie se pot depista din timp degradările subtile ale auzului provocate de expunerea la zgomot industrial.
EN: Through audiometry, subtle hearing degradations caused by exposure to industrial noise can be detected early.
Idioms & Phrases
Audiometrie tonală / Pure-tone audiometry / tonal threshold test
RO: Formă de testare care folosește sunete pure de frecvențe fixe pentru a determina cel mai slab sunet pe care îl poate auzi un pacient.
EN: A form of testing using pure tones of fixed frequencies to determine the faintest sound a patient can hear.
Audiometrie vocală / Speech audiometry / speech discrimination test
RO: Procedură clinică avansată care măsoară capacitatea unei persoane de a recunoaște și repeta corect cuvintele auzite la intensități diferite.
EN: An advanced clinical procedure measuring a person's capacity to correctly recognize and repeat words heard at different intensities.
Fișă de audiometrie / Audiometry record sheet / clinical hearing log
RO: Documentul medical în care specialistul notează setările testului și observațiile comportamentale ale pacientului în timpul examinării.
EN: The medical document in which the specialist notes test configurations and behavioral observations of the patient during examination.
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