deafness

  • 101ear disease — ▪ human Introduction       any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human ear and hearing.       Impaired hearing (deafness) is, with rare exception, the result of disease or abnormality of the outer, middle, or inner ear. Serious… …

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  • 102syndrome — 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,… …

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  • 103Deaf culture — describes the social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values and shared institutions of communities that are affected by deafness and which use sign languages as the main means of communication. When used as a cultural label …

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  • 104Dalmatian (dog) — Dalmatian Liver spotted Dalmatian Other names Carriage Dog Spotted Coach Dog Firehouse Dog Plum Pudding Dog. Nicknames Dal, Dally Country of origin Croatia (Dalmatia) …

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  • 105Deaf animal — Some strains of animals, such as white cats, have a tendency to congenital deafness. [1] It is also not an uncommon problem for purebred dogs.[2] Some known chemicals and elements can also affect deafness in animals.[3] Deafness can occur in… …

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  • 106Kay's Tutor v. Ayrshire & Arran Health Board — [1987] 2 All ER 417; 1987 S.C. 145; 1987 S.L.T. 577; is an English tort law case concerning causation in a medical negligence context. It was decided by the House of Lords, with Lord Keith of Kinkel, Lord Brandon of Oakbrook, Lord Griffiths, Lord …

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  • 107List of diseases (C) — A list of diseases in the English wikipedia.C* C syndrome * C1 esterase deficiency (angioedema)CaCac Cal* Cacchi Ricci disease * CACH syndrome * Cafe au lait spots syndrome * Caffey disease * CAHMR syndrome * Calcinosis cutis (see also CREST… …

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  • 108Cochlear implant — A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. The cochlear implant is often referred to as a bionic ear. As of December 2010,… …

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  • 109Usher syndrome — Classification and external resources OMIM 276900 276901 DiseasesDB 13611 …

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  • 110Gehörsturz — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 H90.3 Hörverlust, Schallempfindungsstörung, beidseitig H90.4 Hörverlust, Schallempfindungsstörung, einseitig H91.2 …

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