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audiometry

aw-dee-OM-eh-tree

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Definition

Measurement of hearing ability

DiagnosticSpecial Senses

Breakdown

Root

audi/o

hearing

Suffix

-metry

measurement

Etymology

Latin: audi/o (hearing) + -metry (measurement)

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