auditory
71auditory nerve — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms auditory nerve : singular auditory nerve plural auditory nerves medical a nerve in your ear that sends signals relating to hearing and balance from your inner ear to your brain …
72auditory area — noun the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body • Syn: ↑auditory cortex • Hypernyms: ↑cortical area, ↑cortical region * * * noun or auditory center : a sensory …
73auditory modality — noun the ability to hear; the auditory faculty his hearing was impaired • Syn: ↑hearing, ↑audition, ↑auditory sense, ↑sense of hearing • Derivationally related forms: ↑hear ( …
74auditory sense — noun the ability to hear; the auditory faculty his hearing was impaired • Syn: ↑hearing, ↑audition, ↑sense of hearing, ↑auditory modality • Derivationally related forms: ↑hear ( …
75auditory tentacle — Tentaculocyst Ten*tac u*lo*cyst, n. [Tentaculum + cyst.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the auditory organs of certain medus[ae]; called also {auditory tentacle}. [1913 Webster] …
76auditory adaptation — abnormal decrease in auditory sensitivity as a result of auditory stimulation …
77auditory center — noun the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center, ↑nerve centre * * * noun… …
78auditory cortex — noun the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body • Syn: ↑auditory area • Hypernyms: ↑cortical area, ↑cortical region …
79auditory organ — Any specialized structure capable of being stimulated by sound vibrations, such as tympanal organs and auditory hairs …
80Auditory acuity — The clarity or clearness of hearing, a measure of how well a person hears. Auditory acuity is what is measured when determining the need for a hearing aide and monitoring the ability to hear. The word acuity comes from the Latin acuitas =… …
