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hearing loss

DEFINITIONS OF: hearing loss

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n partial or complete loss of hearing

Synonyms:
deafness
Types:
tin ear, tone deafness
an inability to distinguish differences in pitch
deaf-muteness, deaf-mutism
congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
Type of:
hearing disorder, hearing impairment
impairment of the sense of hearing
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