The Diagnostic Study of an Individual's Ability to Hear Is

question 26

Multiple Choice

The diagnostic study of an individual's ability to hear is called

• A) diagnostic audiology.
• B) audiometry.
• C) tympanometry.
• D) electrocochleography.

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Definitions:

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