Synonym(s)
- perceptive hearing loss or deafness
- sensory-neural hearing loss
Definition(s)
- due to lesions of the cochlea and the auditory division of the eighth cranial nerve; problem of cellular dysfunction rather than airborne conduction.
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Definition from: CRISP Thesaurus via Unified Medical Language System
at the National Library of Medicine
- Hearing loss resulting from damage to the sensorineural elements of the COCHLEA which lie internally beyond the oval and round windows. These elements include the AUDITORY NERVE and its connections in the BRAINSTEM.
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Definition from: MeSH via Unified Medical Language System
at the National Library of Medicine
See also Understanding Medical Terminology.