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1、耳鼻咽喉科医学英语术语表（GlossaryofOtolaryngology）A[returntotop]acousticneuroma听神经瘤-atumor,usuallybenign,whichdevelopsonthehearingandbalancenervesandcancausegradualhearingloss,tinnitus,anddizziness.acquireddeafness-lossofhearingthatoccursordevelopsoverthecourseofalifetime;deaf
2、nessnotpresentatbirth.aguesia-lossofthesenseoftaste.Alport’ssyndrome-Ahereditaryconditioncharacterizedbykidneydisease,sensorineuralhearingloss,andsomedifficultieswitheyedefects.AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)-Manual(hand)languagewithitsownsyntaxandgrammarusedprimarilybyp
3、eoplewhoarehardofhearing.anosmia-absenceofthesenseofsmell.aphasia-totalorpartiallossofabilitytouseorunderstandlanguage;usuallycausedbystroke,braindisease,orinjury.aphonia-completelossofvoice.apraxia-inabilitytomakeavoluntarymovementinspiteofbeingabletodemonstrateno
4、rmalmusclefunction.articulationdisorder-inabilitytocorrectlyproducespeechsounds(phonemes)becauseofimpreciseplacement,timing,pressure,speed,orflowofmovementofthelips,tongue,orthroat.assistivedevices-technicaltoolsanddevicessuchasalphabetboards,texttelephones,ortext-
5、to-speechconversionsoftwareusedtoassistpeoplewithphysicaloremotionaldisordersinperformingcertainactions,tasks,andactivities.audiologist-ahealthcareprofessionaltrainedtoidentifyandmeasurehearingimpairmentsandrelateddisordersusingavarietyoftestsandprocedures.auditory
6、brainstemresponse(ABR)test-testusedforhearingininfantsandyoungchildren,ortotestforbrainfunctioninginunresponsivepatients.auditorynerve-eighthcranialnervethatconnectstheinnereartothebrainstem.auditoryperception-abilitytoidentify,interpret,andattachmeaningtosound.aud
7、itoryprosthesis-devicethatsubstitutesorenhancestheabilitytohear.augmentativedevices-toolsthathelpindividualswithlimitedorabsentspeechtocommunicate.auralrehabilitation-techniquesusedwithpeoplewhoarehearingimpairedtoimproveabilitytospeakandtocommunicate.autoimmunedea
8、fness-hearinglossinanindividualthatmaybeassociatedwithatissue-causingdisease,suchasrheumatoidarthritisorlupus.autism-braindisorderthatbeginsinear
