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DictionarySeehearing impairmentEncyclopediaSeedeafnesshereditary deafness
hereditary hearing impairmenthearing impairment occurring in syndromic forms (in which there are other anomalies in addition to the hearing impairment) and nonsyndromic forms (in which hearing impairment is the only unusual finding) with autosomal dominant and recessive, X-linked, and mitochondrial modes of transmission; may be congenital, of early onset in childhood, or of late onset in midlife and advanced age.he·red·i·tar·y hear·ing im·pair·ment (hĕr-ed'i-tar-ē hēr'ing im-pār'mĕnt) Hearing impairment occurring in syndromic forms (in which there are other anomalies in addition to the hearing impairment) and nonsyndromic forms (in which hearing impairment is the only unusual finding) with autosomal dominant and recessive, X-linked, and mitochondrial modes of transmission; may be congenital, of early onset in childhood, or late onset in mid-life and advanced age. hereditary deafnessHearing loss passed down through generations of a family.See also: deafness |