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nerve deafness

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nerve deafness

noun
hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve [syn: sensorineural hearing loss
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Main Entry: nerve deafness
Function: noun
: hearing loss or impairment resulting from injury to or loss of function of the organ of Corti or the auditory nerve calledalso perceptive deafness; —compare CENTRAL DEAFNESS, CONDUCTION DEAFNESS
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