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Hearing MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Hearing
Tree Number(s)
F02.830.816.263
G07.888.500
G11.561.790.263
Unique ID
D006309
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006309
Annotation
differentiate from AUDITORY PERCEPTION: auditory perception takes place in the brain, hearing takes place in the ear; PSYCHOACOUSTICS is also available; AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION is available
Scope Note
The ability or act of sensing and transducing ACOUSTIC STIMULATION to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. It is also called audition.
Entry Term(s)
Audition
NLM Classification #
WV 268
See Also
Acoustic Stimulation
Auditory Perception
Bone Conduction
Consider Also
consider also terms at ACOUSTIC and AUDIO-
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/06/09
Hearing Preferred
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