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deaf·ness
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hearing impairment
Definitions related to deafness:
  • A general term for the complete loss of the ability to hear from both ears.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • An inherited or acquired condition characterized by the inability to hear in one or both ears.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Lack or significant deficiency of the sense of hearing.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Deafness, partial or total inability to hear. The two principal types of deafness are conduction deafness and nerve deafness. In conduction deafness, there is interruption of the sound vibrations in their passage from the outer world to the nerve cells in the inner ear. The obstacle may be earwax...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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