anacusic

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adjective

Totally deaf.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectiveanacusic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineTotally deaf.

    In the anacusic ear, eustachian tube obliteration, using muscle, bone, or foreign materials, may be indicated.

    2003, Michael E. Glasscock, Aina J. Gulya, Glasscock-Shambaugh Surgery of the Ear, →ISBN, page 449
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    Only vibrotactile responses could be obtained in 59 ears in the presence of effusion, while only 8 ears in an effusion-free condition were classified as anacusic.

    1997, Ted L. Tewfik, Vazken M. Der Kaloustian, Congenital Anomalies of the Ear, Nose, and Throat, page 99

    Hearing loss may be conductive, sensorineural, or mixed, and the degree of loss may be mild, moderate, severe, profound, or total (anacusic).

    2006, Meyer Michael Cohen, Perspectives on the Face, →ISBN, page 89
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