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hyperrecruitment

hyperrecruitment noun: an extreme form of recruitment (reduced tolerance of loudness by the inner ear).

Noun

hyperrecruitment (uncountable)

  1. An extreme form of recruitment (reduced tolerance of loudness by the inner ear).
    • The right ear has a 40 dB hearing loss with hyperrecruitment.1991, Frederick N. Martin, Introduction to Audiology, page 159
    • On occasions, hyperrecruitment occurs, in which the defective ear perceives loudness greater than the normal ear to the higher intensity levels.2013, R. W. Rieber, Communication Disorders, page 68

Origin of hyperrecruitment

From hyper- + recruitment.

Questions about hyperrecruitment

What does hyperrecruitment mean?
Hyperrecruitment means an extreme form of recruitment (reduced tolerance of loudness by the inner ear).
What part of speech is hyperrecruitment?
Hyperrecruitment is a noun.

Words near hyperrecruitment in the dictionary

  1. hyperrealities
  2. hyperreality
  3. hyperreals
  4. hyperrecombinant
  5. hyperrecombination
  6. hyperrecruitment
  7. hyperrectangle
  8. hyperrectangles
  9. hyperrectangular
  10. hyperreflectance
  11. hyperreflecting

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