Audiometry
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000560
The testing of the acuity of the sense of hearing to determine the thresholds of the lowest intensity levels at which an individual can hear a set of tones. The frequencies between 125 and 8000 Hz are used to test air conduction thresholds and the frequencies between 250 and 4000 Hz are used to test bone conduction thresholds.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000560 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Hearing tests; Hearing |
| Translations | Spanish: audiometría |
Record as JSON
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"translations": {
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/audiometry/"
}
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