单词 | surdity |
释义 | surdityn. Deafness. (Now Pathology) ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > disordered hearing > [noun] > deafness deafheadc1350 deafness1398 surdity1598 cophosis1657 presbycusis1890 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 29 b/1 Agaynst surditye, payne, and vlceration of the eares. 1678–9 Sir T. Browne Let. Son 1 Mar. If it fayleth, incurable surditie ensueth. 1880 Daily Tel. 23 Feb. Ears long since overtaken by the surdity of death. 1882 W. H. Smith tr. T. A. Ribot Dis. Memory 152 Sometimes he does not understand the meaning of words, written or spoken, although the senses of hearing and sight are intact (cases of verbal surdity and cecity). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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