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ACOUSTIC REFLEX

Specialty Definition: ACOUSTIC REFLEX

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Medicine

It partially protects the ear exposed to high sound levels. The stapedius and tensor tympani muscles contract, limiting movement of the ossicles and so attenuating the general disturbance. The protection afforded by this reflex averages 10 dB for frequencies at or above 1000 Hz. Source: European Union. (references)
 Partially protects the ear exposed to high sound levels. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: ACOUSTIC REFLEX

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Books

  • Hearing assessment with the acoustic reflex (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ACOUSTIC REFLEX

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

acoustic reflex testing

2
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Modern Translation: ACOUSTIC REFLEX

Language Translations for "ACOUSTIC REFLEX"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

akustisk reflex, mellemørerefleks (auditory reflex, aural reflex). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

akoestische reflex (auditory reflex, aural reflex), stapediusreflex (auditory reflex, aural reflex). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

välikorvalihasrefleksi (auditory reflex, aural reflex). (various references)

   

French

  

réflexe tympanique, réflexe auriculaire, réflexe acoustique. (various references)

   

German

  

akustischer Reflex (auditory reflex, aural reflex), Schallreflex, Gehörreflex (auditory reflex, aural reflex). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ακουστικά αντανακλαστικά (auditory reflex, aural reflex). (various references)

   

Italian

  

riflesso acustico (auditory reflex, aural reflex). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

acousticay eflexray

   

Portuguese

  

reflexo auricular (auditory reflex, aural reflex), reflexo acústico (auditory reflex, aural reflex). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

reflejo auricular (auditory reflex, aural reflex). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

mellanörereflex (auditory reflex, aural reflex). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: ACOUSTIC REFLEX

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INDEX

1. Usage: Commercial
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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