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?
b. the guillotine execution by this instrument. 2. (Mechanical Engineering) a device for cutting or trimming sheet material, such as paper or sheet metal, consisting of a blade inclined at a small angle that descends onto the sheet. 3. (Surgery) a surgical instrument for removing tonsils, growths in the throat, etc.