uditivo

Uditivo is an adjective used in Spanish and Portuguese to refer to hearing or the sense of hearing. In standard Spanish the more common form is auditivo; uditivo appears as a regional variant or in certain dialects, and Portuguese typically uses a form close to auditivo. The term derives from Latin auditus (hearing) and the adjective auditivus, from audire (to hear).

In anatomy and physiology, uditivo describes the auditory system. The peripheral apparatus includes the external ear canal and the middle ear with the tympanic membrane and ossicles, while the inner ear contains the cochlea and the hair cells that transduce sound. Neural transmission proceeds via the VIII cranial nerve (nervo auditivo) to brain regions responsible for processing sound in the auditory cortex.

In education and cognitive science, the term is used to describe people who reportedly prefer processing information through listening, sometimes referred to as an “auditory style.” This concept is part of broader discussions of learning styles; however, robust evidence for fixed auditory-based styles is limited, and many educators promote multimodal approaches to instruction.

In audiology and music, uditivo relates to auditory perception, including aspects such as pitch, rhythm, and timbre, as well as the perception of sounds in everyday life.