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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;deafnessnotpresentatbirth.aguesia-lo
2、ssofthesenseoftaste.Alport’ssyndrome-Ahereditaryconditioncharacterizedbykidneydisease,sensorineuralhearingloss,andsomedifficultieswitheyedefects.AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)-Manual(hand)languagewithitsownsyntaxandgrammarusedprimarilybypeoplewhoarehardofhearing.anosmia-absenceofthesenseofsmell.aphasi
3、a-totalorpartiallossofabilitytouseorunderstandlanguage;usuallycausedbystroke,braindisease,orinjury.aphonia-completelossofvoice.apraxia-inabilitytomakeavoluntarymovementinspiteofbeingabletodemonstratenormalmusclefunction.articulationdisorder-inabilitytocorrectlyproducespeechsounds(phonemes)because
4、ofimpreciseplacement,timing,pressure,speed,orflowofmovementofthelips,tongue,orthroat.assistivedevices-technicaltoolsanddevicessuchasalphabetboards,texttelephones,ortext-to-speechconversionsoftwareusedtoassistpeoplewithphysicaloremotionaldisordersinperformingcertainactions,tasks,andactivities.audi
5、ologist-ahealthcareprofessionaltrainedtoidentifyandmeasurehearingimpairmentsandrelateddisordersusingavarietyoftestsandprocedures.auditorybrainstemresponse(ABR)test-testusedforhearingininfantsandyoungchildren,ortotestforbrainfunctioninginunresponsivepatients.auditorynerve-eighthcranialnervethatcon
6、nectstheinnereartothebrainstem.auditoryperception-abilitytoidentify,interpret,andattachmeaningtosound.auditoryprosthesis-devicethatsubstitutesorenhancestheabilitytohear.augmentativedevices-toolsthathelpindividualswithlimitedorabsentspeechtocommunicate.auralrehabilitation-techniquesusedwithpeoplew
7、hoarehearingimpairedtoimproveabilitytospeakandtocommunicate.autoimmunedeafness-hearinglossinanindividualthatmaybeassociatedwithatissue-causingdisease,suchasrheumatoidarthritisorlupus.autism-braindisorderthatbeginsinear