Rinne test

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Rinne test

Etymology

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

Related words

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