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audiologist
(aw″de-olīә-jist)
an allied health professional specializing in audiology, who provides services that include evaluation of hearing function to detect hearing impairment and, if there is a hearing disorder, to determine the anatomical site involved and
its cause; selection of appropriate hearing aids; and training in lip reading, hearing aid use, and maintenance of normal
speech.

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