A working explanation for each abbreviation should be given by your audiologist, because many of the abbreviations involve complex concepts. A list of all the abbreviations used in audi - ology would be very lengthy, but a simple classifying of basic hearing test areas where technical abbreviations are typically used may help patients.
Coroner's Report: Guillotine. The guillotine, the notorious killing machine of the French Revolution, was used to behead thousands, including King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. Why was it a humane form of execution for its time, and did victims' brains continue functioning after decapitation?
Although many countries that execute criminals have dispatched with the method, it's still performed by certain governments, terrorists and others. There's nothing more final than the severing of one's head. The guillotine came about because of the desire for a quick, relatively humane death.