anacusic
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anacusic (not comparable)
- (medicine) Totally deaf.
- 1997, Ted L. Tewfik, Vazken M. Der Kaloustian, Congenital Anomalies of the Ear, Nose, and Throat, page 99:
- Only vibrotactile responses could be obtained in 59 ears in the presence of effusion, while only 8 ears in an effusion-free condition were classified as anacusic.
- 2003, Michael E. Glasscock, Aina J. Gulya, Glasscock-Shambaugh Surgery of the Ear, →ISBN, page 449:
- In the anacusic ear, eustachian tube obliteration, using muscle, bone, or foreign materials, may be indicated.
- 2006, Meyer Michael Cohen, Perspectives on the Face, →ISBN, page 89:
- Hearing loss may be conductive, sensorineural, or mixed, and the degree of loss may be mild, moderate, severe, profound, or total (anacusic).