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Rinne test

Rinne test noun: a hearing test, used primarily for evaluating the loss of hearing in one ear, by comparing the perception of sounds transmitted by air conduction to those transmitted by bone conduction through the mastoid.

Noun

Rinne test

  1. (otolaryngology) A hearing test, used primarily for evaluating the loss of hearing in one ear, by comparing the perception of sounds transmitted by air conduction to those transmitted by bone conduction through the mastoid.

Origin of Rinne test

Named after German otologist Heinrich Adolf Rinne (1819–1868).

Questions about Rinne test

What does Rinne test mean?
Rinne test means a hearing test, used primarily for evaluating the loss of hearing in one ear, by comparing the perception of sounds transmitted by air conduction to those transmitted by bone conduction through the mastoid.
What part of speech is Rinne test?
Rinne test is a noun.

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