Descriptor in English: | Deafness |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Sordera |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Surdez |
Descriptor in French: | Surdité |
Entry term(s): |
Acquired Deafness Complete Hearing Loss Deaf Mutism Deaf-Mutism Deafness Permanent Deafness, Acquired Deafness, Prelingual Extreme Hearing Loss Hearing Loss Permanent Hearing Loss, Complete Hearing Loss, Extreme Permanent, Deafness Permanent, Hearing Loss Permanents, Deafness Prelingual Deafness |
Tree number(s): |
C09.218.458.341.186 C10.597.751.418.341.186 C23.888.592.763.393.341.186 |
Scope note: | A general term for the complete loss of the ability to hear from both ears. |
Annotation: | differentiate from HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; see various specific terms under HEARING LOSS |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
Online Note: | use DEAFNESS to search DEAF-MUTISM 1966-79 |
History Note: | DEAF-MUTISM was heading 1963-79 |
See also the descriptors: |
Hearing Aids
MeSH Hearing Loss, Bilateral MeSH Lipreading MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 3655 |
Descriptor UI: | D003638 |
Date Established: | 1960/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2019/06/17 |
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Deafness
- Preferred
Deafness, Acquired
- Narrower
Hearing Loss, Extreme
- Narrower
Deaf Mutism
- Related but not broader or narrower
Hearing Loss, Complete
- Narrower
Prelingual Deafness
- Narrower
Deafness Permanent
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0005693 |
Scope note | A general term for the complete loss of the ability to hear from both ears. |
Preferred term | Deafness |
Concept UI |
M0336574 |
Preferred term | Deafness, Acquired |
Entry term(s) |
Acquired Deafness |
Concept UI |
M0005695 |
Preferred term | Hearing Loss, Extreme |
Entry term(s) |
Extreme Hearing Loss |
Concept UI |
M000612551 |
Preferred term | Deaf Mutism |
Entry term(s) |
Deaf-Mutism |
Concept UI |
M000611135 |
Preferred term | Hearing Loss, Complete |
Entry term(s) |
Complete Hearing Loss |
Concept UI |
M0005692 |
Preferred term | Prelingual Deafness |
Entry term(s) |
Deafness, Prelingual |
Concept UI |
M000649454 |
Preferred term | Deafness Permanent |
Entry term(s) |
Hearing Loss Permanent Permanent, Deafness Permanent, Hearing Loss Permanents, Deafness |
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