Audiology Terms

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adjective a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

interjection a word or phrase that expresses a sudden or strong feeling or emotion

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• The acouo-grammatical structure of the language is complex and requires careful analysis.
• I find it difficult to understand the acouo-terminology used in linguistics.
• I have no idea what that acouo-thingamajig means.
• The acouo-patterns in the data reveal hidden insights about the population.

noun a medical term referring to a condition of hearing loss or impairment

• Presbycusis is a common type of -acusia that occurs as people age.
• My grandmother has -acusia and needs to use hearing aids.
• I can't hear you, I think I have a case of -acusia.
• Sometimes it feels like people have selective -acusia when they don't listen to me.