Rinne test

noun

Rinne test

noun

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

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Medicine, Sciences 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.

Related terms
Weber test

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