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MIDDLE-EAR DEAFNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does middle-ear deafness mean?
• MIDDLE-EAR DEAFNESS (noun)
The noun MIDDLE-EAR DEAFNESS has 1 sense:
1. hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear
Familiarity information: MIDDLE-EAR DEAFNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
conduction deafness; conductive hearing loss; middle-ear deafness
Hypernyms ("middle-ear deafness" is a kind of...):
hearing disorder; hearing impairment (impairment of the sense of hearing)
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