Auditory
121auditory peg — see scolopale …
122auditory aphasia — Pathol. aphasia in which there is no comprehension of spoken words; word deafness. * * * …
123auditory canal — Anat. the narrow passageway from the outer ear to the eardrum. [1895 1900] * * * …
124auditory nerve — Anat. either one of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the organs of hearing and from the semicircular canals to the brain. Also called acoustic nerve. [1715 25] * * * …
125auditory phonetics — the branch of phonetics dealing with the physiological processes involved in the reception of speech. Cf. acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics, physiological phonetics. * * * …
126auditory vesicle — Embryol. the pouch that is formed by the invagination of an ectodermal placode and that develops into the internal ear. Also called otic vesicle, otocyst. * * * …
127Auditory integration training — An experimental procedure for reducing painful hypersensitivity to sound. It has proved beneficial for some people with autism and other neuropsychiatric disorders …
128Auditory perception — The ability to identify, interpret, and attach meaning to sound …
