disturbance in speech hearing
1speech disorder — n. any conspicuous speech imperfection, or variation from accepted speech patterns, caused either by a physical defect in the speech organs or by a mental disorder, as aphasia, stuttering, etc. * * * ▪ medicine Introduction any of the… …
2Hearing impairment — See also: Deaf culture for the social movement.. Deaf and/or hard of hearing Classification and external resources The International Symbol for Deafness …
3death — /deth/, n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Cf. brain death. 2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death. 3. the state of being …
4Concussion — Classification and external resources Acceleration (g forces) can exert rotational forces in the brain, especially the midbrain and diencephalon. ICD 10 …
5Friedreich's ataxia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 4980 ICD10 = ICD10|G|11|1|g|10 ICD9 = ICD9|334.0 ICDO = OMIM = 229300 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 139 MeshID = D005621 Friedreich s ataxia is an inherited disease… …
6Pilot certification in the United States — Front side of an airman certificate issued by the FAA …
7syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
8Mental Pathology — Mental Pathology † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mental Pathology This subject will be considered under the following headings: I. Localization of Mental Faculties II. Causes of Mental Disturbances III. Varieties of Insanity… …
9nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
10ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like …
