Concept information

disease > human disease > injury > hearing impairment

Preferred term

hearing impairment  

Definition

  • A decrease in strength or any abnormality or partial or complete loss of hearing or of the function of ear, or hearing system, due directly or secondarily to pathology or injury; it may be either temporary or permanent.

Broader concept

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/3884

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