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NERVE DEAFNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nerve deafness mean? 

NERVE DEAFNESS (noun)
  The noun NERVE DEAFNESS has 1 sense:

1. hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerveplay

  Familiarity information: NERVE DEAFNESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NERVE DEAFNESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

nerve deafness; sensorineural hearing loss

Hypernyms ("nerve deafness" is a kind of...):

hearing disorder; hearing impairment (impairment of the sense of hearing)


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