deafness /deaf·ness/ (-nes) hearing loss; lack or loss, complete or partial, of the sense of hearing.
Alexander's deafness
deafness [def´nes]
acoustic trauma deafness that due to blast injury.
Alexander's deafness congenital deafness due to cochlear aplasia, chiefly of the organ of Corti and adjacent ganglion cells, with high-frequency hearing loss results.
conduction deafness , conductive deafness conductive hearing loss.
labyrinthine deafness that due to disease of the labyrinth.
Michel's deafness congenital deafness due to total lack of development of the inner ear.
Mondini's deafness congenital deafness due to dysgenesis of the organ of Corti, with partial aplasia of the bony and membranous labyrinth and a resultant flattened cochlea.
nerve deafness , neural deafness that due to a lesion of the auditory nerve on the central neural pathways.
pagetoid deafness that seen in osteitis deformans of the bones of the skull.
perceptive deafness sensorineural hearing loss.
transmission deafness conductive hearing loss.
word deafness auditory aphasia.
Al·ex·an·der's deafness ( l  g-zn d rz)n. The inability to hear high frequencies due to the abnormal development of the cochlear duct. |
Alexander's deafness
Etymology: Gustav Alexander, Austrian otologist, 1873-1932
congenital deafness caused by cochlear aplasia involving chiefly the organ of Corti and adjacent ganglion cells of the basal coil of the cochlea; high-frequency hearing loss results.
deafness [def´nes]
hearing loss; lack or loss of all or a major part of the sense of hearing. For types, see under hearing loss.
Alexander's deafness congenital deafness due to cochlear aplasia involving chiefly the organ of Corti and adjacent ganglion cells of the basal coil of the cochlea; high-frequency hearing loss results.
central deafness that due to causes in the auditory pathways or in the brain; see hearing loss.
conduction deafness (conductive deafness) conductive hearing loss.
functional deafness functional hearing loss.
hysterical deafness functional hearing loss.
pagetoid deafness that occurring in osteitis deformans of the bones of the skull (paget's disease).
sensorineural deafness
1. that due to a defect in the inner ear or the acoustic nerve. See hearing loss.
word deafness auditory aphasia.
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