Definition of audiology
: a branch of science dealing with hearingspecifically : therapy of individuals having impaired hearing
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Recent Examples on the WebLiberman and Maison recently did a study of college kids: About 35 percent of their subjects, mostly audiology students, had used safeguards, while the other 65 percent—mostly pop music students at several Boston schools—had been less careful.— Popular Science, "Hidden hearing loss is hitting people of all ages. Neuroscientists are still debating why.," 21 Jan. 2020The outpatient clinic will offer primary care, mental health, audiology, optometry, radiology and lab services.— USA TODAY, "Puppy wins lotto, alligators, mountain lions, Dunkin Donuts wedding: News from around our 50 states," 30 Dec. 2019
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First Known Use of audiology
1946, in the meaning defined above
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“Audiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audiology. Accessed 16 Mar. 2020.
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audiology
noun
plural audiologies
Medical Definition of audiology
: a branch of science dealing with hearingspecifically : therapy of individuals having impaired hearing
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audiological \ -ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl \ also audiologic \ -ē-ə-ˈläj-ik \ adjective
The next step entailed an audiological evaluation to assess the extent of the hearing loss sustained in the accident …— Raymond H. Hull, Aural Rehabilitation, 2001Audiologic testing can identify the site of the lesion and permit characterization of individual hearing losses.— Andrej Kral and Gerard M. O'Donoghue, The New England Journal of Medicine, 7 Oct. 2010
audiologically \ -i-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
As a result, every child identified with any developmental disability or delay should be followed audiologically until ear and frequency-specific information is obtained.— Jane R. Madell, in Pediatric Audiology: Diagnosis, Technology, and Management, 2008
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The first known use of audiology was in 1946