Auditory
21Auditory agnosia — is a form of agnosia that manifests primarily in the inability to recognize or differentiate between sounds. It is not a physical defect, but a mental inability to allow the brain to process what the sound means. Persons with auditory agnosia can …
22auditory canal — n either of two passages of the ear called also acoustic meatus, auditory meatus see EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL, INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL …
23Auditory canal — Auditory Au di*to*ry, a. [L. auditorius.] Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See {Ear}. [1913 Webster] {Auditory canal} (Anat.), the tube from the auditory meatus or opening of the ear to… …
24auditory cortex — n AUDITORY AREA * * * two contiguous areas of the temporal lobe in the region of the anterior transverse temporal gyrus; Brodmann area 41 is called the first or primary auditory cortex and Brodmann area 42 is called the second or secondary… …
25Auditory phonetics — is a branch of phonetics concerned with the hearing of speech sounds and with speech perception.ee also* Acoustic phonetics * Hearing (sense) * Speech perception * Weber Fechner law * Auditory illusion * Psychoacoustics * Vestibular… …
26Auditory meatus — can refer to: * external auditory meatus * internal auditory meatus …
27auditory area — n a sensory area in the temporal cortex associated with the organ of hearing called also auditory center, auditory cortex …
28auditory meatus — n AUDITORY CANAL * * * see auditory canal …
29Auditory-verbal therapy — is a method for teaching deaf children to listen and speak using their residual hearing in addition to the constant use of amplification devices such as hearing aids, FM devices, and cochlear implants. Auditory verbal therapy emphasizes speech… …
30auditory aphasia — n inability to understand spoken words * * * a form of receptive aphasia in which sounds are heard but convey no meaning to the person affected, due to disease of the subcortical pathways leading to the main auditory center of the brain, or… …
