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sign lan·guage
Definitions related to sign language:
  • A system of hand gestures used for communication by those with HEARING LOSS or by people speaking different languages.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • System of hand gestures used for communication by the deaf or by people speaking different languages.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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