loss
[laws] the amount by which a quantity or group is diminished; something that escapes from its owner's possession.
insensible loss (
insensible water loss) the amount of fluid lost on a daily basis from the lungs, skin, and respiratory tract, as well as water excreted in the feces; the exact amount cannot be measured, but it is estimated to be between 40 cc and 600 cc in an adult under normal circumstances. See also
sweating.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
loss
Vox populi A diminution, attenuation of a process or activity. See Acute blood loss, Conductive hearing loss, Fractional allelic loss, Hard loss of stability, Hearing loss, Noise-induced hearing loss, Nitrogen loss, Occupational hearing loss, Postlingual loss, Prelingual loss, Specific ionization loss, Stop loss. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
loss
(laws) Deprivation, bereavement; failure to retain possession or control of something.
[O.E. los]
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A. Acute hearing loss can be caused due to an infection of the middle ear or internal ear that can cause dizziness nausea fever and vomiting as well. You should see a doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment.
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