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Nerve deafness   /nərv dˈɛfnəs/   Listen
Nerve deafness

noun
1.
Hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve.  Synonym: sensorineural hearing loss.





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... partly by testing the hearing, and partly by excluding affections of the outer and middle ear. When the sound-conducting apparatus is at fault, the resulting deafness is spoken of as "obstructive"; when the sound-perceiving apparatus is affected, the term "nerve deafness" is used. The semicircular canals, which are peripheral organs concerned in the maintenance of equilibration, form part ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles
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