it cannot be improved (up)on
41Henry Monson (gaoler) — Henry Monson (August 25, 1793 ndash; December 9, 1866) was a founding settler in Dunedin, New Zealand. His journal, recording his career as Dunedin s first full time gaoler, forms a valuable historical document on social conditions in New Zealand …
42deafness — See deafly. * * * Partial or total inability to hear. In conduction deafness, the passage of sound vibrations through the ear is interrupted. The obstacle may be earwax, a ruptured eardrum, or stapes fixation, which prevents the stapes bone from… …
43Audiologist — A health care professional who is trained to evaluate hearing loss and related disorders, including balance (vestibular) disorders and tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and to rehabilitate individuals with hearing loss and related disorders. An… …
44audiology — The study of hearing disorders through the identification and measurement of hearing impairment as well as the rehabilitation of persons with hearing impairment s. * * * au·di·ol·o·gy .ȯd ē äl ə jē n, pl gies a branch of science dealing with… …
45Maximum medical improvement — (MMI) occurs when an injured employee reaches a state where his or her condition cannot be improved any further or when a treatment plateau in a person’s healing process is reached. It can mean that the patient has fully recovered from the injury …
46information fatigue syndrome — n. The weariness and stress that result from having to deal with excessive amounts of information. Also: IFS. Example Citation: Psychologist Dr David Lewis, who was involved in preparing the report, suggested that a new phenomenon, information… …
47offer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of help or sth that is needed ADJECTIVE ▪ generous, kind ▪ conditional, unconditional (both esp. BrE) ▪ The company has made a conditional offer. ▪ …
48definitive — de|fin|i|tive [dıˈfınıtıv] adj 1.) [usually before noun] a definitive book, description etc is considered to be the best and cannot be improved definitive study/work/guide etc ▪ the definitive study of Victorian railway stations 2.) a definitive… …
49Pareto principle — A principle of welfare economics derived from the writings of Vilfredo Pareto , which states that a legitimate welfare improvement occurs when a particular change makes at least one person better off, without making any other person worse off. A… …
50irremediable — [[t]ɪ̱rɪmi͟ːdiəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ If a bad situation or change is irremediable, the situation cannot be improved. [FORMAL] His memory suffered irremediable damage. Syn: irreparable …
