Rinne's test

noun

Rin·​ne's test ˈrin-əz- 

variants or Rinne test

ˈrin-ə- 

: a test for determining a subject's ability to hear a vibrating tuning fork when it is held next to the ear and when it is placed on the mastoid process with diminished hearing acuity through air and somewhat heightened hearing acuity through bone being symptomatic of conduction deafness