Deafness — Deaf ness, n. 1. Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing. [1913 Webster] 2. Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nervous system disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system (nervous system, human). Everything that humans sense, consider, and effect and all the unlearned reflexes of the body depend on the… … Universalium
nervous 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… … Universalium
Diabetes mellitus and deafness — Classification and external resources OMIM 520000 DiseasesDB 33761 Diabetes mellitus and deafness (DAD) or maternally inherited diabetes and … Wikipedia
central deafness — n hearing loss or impairment resulting from defects in the central nervous system (as in the auditory area) rather than in the ear itself or the auditory nerve compare CONDUCTION DEAFNESS, NERVE DEAFNESS … Medical dictionary
Psychical deafness — Psychic Psy chic, Psychical Psy chic*al, a. [L. psychicus, Gr. ?, fr. psychh the soul, mind; cf. ? to blow: cf. F. psychique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the human soul, or to the living principle in man. [1913 Webster] Note: This term was formerly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome — An inherited disorder in which affected persons have: {{}}Keratitis gradual destruction of the cornea of the eye, sometimes leading to blindness Ichthyosis localized areas of disfiguring reddish thickened skin ( fish skin ) Deafness at birth… … Medical dictionary
Cornel Lichtenberg — was a Hungarian aurist; born in 1848 at Szeged; studied at Budapest and Vienna (M. D. 1873). On receiving his degree he returned to Budapest, where he established himself at the university as docent in diseases of the ear (1883). The same year he … Wikipedia
DFNB31 — Deafness, autosomal recessive 31 PDB rendering based on 1uez … Wikipedia
syndrome — 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,… … Medical dictionary
