Look up: deafness

1. deafness
   [n] - partial or complete loss of hearing
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2. Deafness
   a loss of hearing
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3. Deafness
   Our Deafness Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Deafness Deafness: Deafness is defined by partial or complete hearing loss. Levels of hearing impairment vary from a mild but important loss of sensitivity to a total loss of hearing. Older adults suffer most o...
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4. deafness
   the inability to appreciate the stimuli resulting from sound waves,as a result of lack of development or disease of the auditory mechanism Category: Medicine
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5. Deafness
   Deaf'ness noun 1. Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing. 2. Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the und...
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6. deafness
   A condition in which the sense of hearing in both ears is not functional for ordinary purposes of life. The hearing level for speech is approximately 71 decibels I.s.o. (international organization for standardization) or 61 db a.s.a. (american standards association) or greater. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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7. deafness
   hearing loss noun partial or complete loss of hearing
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8. deafness
   (def´nis) hearing loss; lack or loss of all or a major part of the sense of hearing. word deafness auditory aphasia.
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9. Deafness
   • (n.) Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing. • (n.) Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the understanding.
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10. deafness
    partial or total inability to hear. The two principal types of deafness are conduction deafness and nerve deafness. In conduction deafness, there is ... [13 related articles]
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11. deafness
    Type: Term Pronunciation: def′nes Definitions: 1. General term for inability to hear.
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12. Deafness
    Deafness, or hearing impairment, is a partial or total inability to hear where the ability would usually be expected. ==Definition== Hearing sensitivity is indicated by the quietest sound that an animal can detect, called the hearing threshold. In the case of humans and some animals, this threshold...
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13. deafness
    deafness, partial or total lack of hearing. It may be present at birth (congenital) or may be acquired at any age thereafter. A person who cannot detect sound at an amplitude of 20 decibels in a frequency range of from 800 to 1,800 vibrations per second is said to be hard of hearing. The ear normall...
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14. deafness
    Partial or total deficit of hearing in either ear. Of assistance are hearing aids, lip-reading, a cochlear implant in the ear in combination with a special electronic processor, sign language, and `cued speech` (manual clarification of ambiguous lip movement during speech). Approximately 10% of people worldwide experience some hea...
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15. Deafness
    Inability to hear sounds.
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16. Deafness
    Although deafness is relatively rare in cats in general, white cats can frequently be deaf, especially blue-eyed white cats. As they won't be able to hear vocal signs from you, you may need to use more visual signs when communicating with them. Cats with diseases in their ears, such as polyps, may have reduced ability to hear.
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