audiometryn.
/ˌɔːdɪˈɒmᵻtri/, U.S. /ˌɔdiˈɑmətri/, /ˌɑdiˈɑmətri/ Testing or measurement of the sense of hearing, esp. by the use of an audiometer; the branch of technology concerned with this.
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audiometry1885
audiology1946
psychoacoustics1948
1885 S. Fallows Progressive Dict. Eng. Lang. Audiometry, the testing of the sense of hearing, especially by means of the audiometer.
1931 Lancet 4 July 20/2 A method of audiometry by tuning-forks.
1969 D. Wright Deafness ii. ix. 131 Later I saw a pure-tone audiometry test being given to a boy of six or seven.
2002 Times 11 Feb. ii. (Med. Guide) 16/3 A diagnosis can be made using an otoscope, which illuminates the ear, and hearing tests (audiometry).
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ˌaudiomeˈtrician n. = audiometrist n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > audiology or audiometry > [noun] > practitioner of
audiometrist1936
audiologist1941
audiometrician1946
psychoacoustician1955
1946 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 9 Mar. 367/1 It is not necessary to have an otologist as the audiometrician.
1963 Hark! 4 70 They were helped by the loan of equipment for free hearing tests, with two audiometricians in attendance throughout the displays.
2001 Occup. & Environmental Med. 58 47/1 An occupational physician with audiological training, and a senior audiometrician, were recruited.
audiˈometrist n. a person trained to perform audiometry.
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the world > health and disease > healing > audiology or audiometry > [noun] > practitioner of
audiometrist1936
audiologist1941
audiometrician1946
psychoacoustician1955
1936 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 103/3 This is exactly the way a trained Audiometrist goes about it.
1948 Hansard Commons 11 Dec. (Written Answers) 221 To recruit trained audiometrists to ensure the suitable allocation of the aural aids.
2010 M. N. Hegde & D. Davis Clin. Methods Speech-Language Pathol. 124 The school nurse, licensed as an audiometrist, often performs hearing screenings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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