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Abstract
A general term for the complete loss of the ability to hear from both ears.
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- Deaf Mutism
- Deaf-Mutism
- Deafness Permanent
- Deafness, Acquired
- Hearing Loss Permanent
- Hearing Loss, Complete
- Hearing Loss, Extreme
- Prelingual Deafness
- Acquired Deafness
- Complete Hearing Loss
- Deafness, Prelingual
- Extreme Hearing Loss
- Permanent, Deafness
- Permanent, Hearing Loss
- Permanents, Deafness
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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differentiate from HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; see various specific terms under HEARING LOSS
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History Note
DEAF-MUTISM was heading 1963-79
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Deafness. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003638. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003638
- Deafness. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64821681