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Speech Discrimination Tests MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Speech Discrimination Tests
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.382.375.060.060.750
Unique ID
D013063
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013063
Annotation
the examinee hears & understands the examiner's speech; do not confuse with SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY (the speaker speaks in such a way that the hearer understands him)
Scope Note
Tests of the ability to hear and understand speech as determined by scoring the number of words in a word list repeated correctly.
NLM Classification #
WV 272
Previous Indexing
Audiometry (1966-1978)
Discrimination (Psychology) (1966-1978)
Speech (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note
1979
History Note
1979
Date Introduced
1979/01/01
Last Updated
1999/12/16
Speech Discrimination Tests Preferred
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