Wever-Bray phenomenon
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Wever-Bray phenomenon — We·ver Bray phenomenon (weґvər braґ) [Ernest Glen Wever, American psychologist, 1902–1991; Charles William Bray, American otologist, 1904–1982] cochlear microphonic … Medical dictionary
Bray — Charles William, U.S. otologist, *1904. See Wever B. phenomenon … Medical dictionary
phenomenon — 1. A symptom; an occurrence of any sort, whether ordinary or extraordinary, in relation to a disease. 2. Any unusual fact or occurrence. [G. phainomenon, fr. phaino, to cause to appear] adhesion p. a p. manifested by the adherence of antigen… … Medical dictionary
Wever — Ernest Glen, U.S. psychologist, *1902. See W. Bray phenomenon … Medical dictionary
cochlear — Relating to the cochlea. c. microphonic (kok′le ar mi kro fon′ik) bioelectric potentials produced by the hair cells of the organ of Corti in response to sound that faithfully represent the frequency and intensity of the acoustic stimulation. SYN … Medical dictionary
cochlear microphonic — n an electrical potential arising in the cochlea when the mechanical energy of a sound stimulus is transformed to electrical energy as the action potential of the transmitting nerve called also microphonic * * * the electrical potential generated … Medical dictionary
