Organ+of+hearing
1organ of hearing — noun the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound • Hypernyms: ↑sense organ, ↑sensory receptor, ↑receptor • Hyponyms: ↑organ of Corti • Part Holonyms: ↑ear …
2Hearing test — A hearing test is an evaluation of the sensitivity of a person s sense of hearing, most often performed by an audiologist using an audiometer. Audiologists are the only health professionals with extensive training on the anatomy and physiology of …
3organ of Corti — noun the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves • Hypernyms: ↑organ of hearing • Part Holonyms: ↑cochlea • Part Meronyms: ↑hair cell …
4Organ of Corti — A cross section of the cochlea illustrating the organ of Corti …
5Hearing (sense) — Hearing (or audition) is one of the traditional five senses. It is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations via an organ such as the ear. The inability to hear is called deafness.In humans and other vertebrates, hearing is performed… …
6Organ harvesting — Intervention MeSH D020858 Organ harvesting refers to the removal, preservation and use of human organs and tissue from the bodies of the recently deceased to be used in surgical transplants on the living. Though mired in ethical debate and… …
7Organ theft — is the practice of stealing people s organs via surgery while they are under the influence of drugs, or once the person is dead, when the organs can be illicitly removed and then used for further purposes such as transplants or sold on the black… …
8Organ transplantation in the People's Republic of China — Trend in kidney and liver transplants in the People s Republic of China (1997–2007)[1] Organ transplantation in the People s Republic of China has taken place since t …
9Hearing impairment — See also: Deaf culture for the social movement.. Deaf and/or hard of hearing Classification and external resources The International Symbol for Deafness …
10Organ stop — The choir division of the organ at St. Raphael s Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa. Shown here are several ranks of pipes, each of which would be controlled from one of the stops on the console. An organ stop (or just stop) is a component of a pipe organ… …
