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THRESHOLD AUDIOMETRY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Hearing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- threshold audiometry
1, record 1, English, threshold%20audiometry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Ouïe
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- audiométrie liminaire
1, record 1, French, audiom%C3%A9trie%20liminaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Audiométrie effectuée au seuil d'audition. 1, record 1, French, - audiom%C3%A9trie%20liminaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-06-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Hearing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pure-tone audiometry
1, record 2, English, pure%2Dtone%20audiometry
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pure-tone threshold audiometry 2, record 2, English, pure%2Dtone%20threshold%20audiometry
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The measurement of an individual's hearing sensitivity for calibrated pure tones including manual air-conduction measurements at octave intervals from 250 Hz (125 Hz under some circumstances) through 8000 Hz plus bone-conduction measurements at octave intervals from 250 Hz through 4000 Hz as needed. 2, record 2, English, - pure%2Dtone%20audiometry
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The pure-tone audiometry is used to determine the threshold or softest level the patient can hear or detect with accuracy. 3, record 2, English, - pure%2Dtone%20audiometry
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The historical antecedents of pure-tone audiometry were the classical tuning fork tests. The development of the audiometer made it possible to control signal intensity and duration in ways that were not possible with tuning forks. 2, record 2, English, - pure%2Dtone%20audiometry
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pure tone audiometry
- pure tone threshold audiometry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Ouïe
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- audiométrie tonale
1, record 2, French, audiom%C3%A9trie%20tonale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- audiométrie tonale liminaire 2, record 2, French, audiom%C3%A9trie%20tonale%20liminaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété d'audiométrie utilisant des sons purs d'intensité variable, recherchant la valeur des seuils liminaires de perception et l'existence éventuelle de phénomènes particuliers dans les zones supraliminaires. 3, record 2, French, - audiom%C3%A9trie%20tonale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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