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61Auditory illusion — An auditory illusion is an illusion of hearing, the aural equivalent of an optical illusion: the listener hears either sounds which are not present in the stimulus, or impossible sounds. In short, audio illusions highlight areas where the human… …
62Auditory pit — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 228 GrayPage = 1029 Caption = Section through the head of a human embryo, about twelve days old, in the region of the hind brain. Caption2 = System = CarnegieStage = Precursor = auditory… …
63Auditory vesicle — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 228 GrayPage = 1030 Caption = Embryo between eighteen and twenty one days. Caption2 = Section through hind brain and auditory vesicles of an embryo more advanced than that of Fig. 898.… …
64Auditory radiations — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = ancil BrainInfoNumber = 393 MeshName = MeshNumber = The auditory radiations are structures found in the… …
65Auditory disease, central — A condition in which there is an inability to differentiate, recognize or understand sounds while both the hearing and intelligence are normal. The problem is central as regards the auditory pathways. (In technical terms, a central auditory… …
66auditory canal — noun either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane • Syn: ↑auditory meatus, ↑acoustic meatus, ↑ear canal, ↑external auditory canal • Hypernyms: ↑meatus • Part Holonyms: ↑ …
67auditory system — noun the sensory system for hearing • Topics: ↑hearing, ↑audition, ↑auditory sense, ↑sense of hearing, ↑auditory modality • Hypernyms: ↑sensory system • Part Meronyms …
68Auditory brainstem response (ABR) test — A test for hearing and brain (neurological) functioning. ABR may be used in the evaluation of: {{}}Neurologic integrity (and hearing) in patients who are comatose, unresponsive, or impaired due to a stroke, an acoustic neuroma (tumor on the… …
69Auditory tube — The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, also known as the Eustachian tube. The function of this tube is to protect, aerate and drain the middle ear (and mastoid). Occlusion of the Eustachian tube leads to the development of middle… …
70auditory processing disorder — APD; = central auditory processing disorder; = CAPD difficulty in hearing and processing auditory information, especially in poor acoustic environments, despite normal or near normal ear function. It may be due to genetic factors, maturational… …
