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Deafness

Deafness

a condition in which the sense of hearing in both ears is not functional for ordinary purposes of life. The hearing level for speech is approximately 71 decibels I.s.o. (international organization for standardization) or 61 db a.s.a. (american standards association) or greater.


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#1. There's different kinds of deafness. #2. sounds like some sort of post processing change

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by mith
Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:48 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: genetics
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genetics

... to answer from a take home quiz. If anyone could help I would really appreciate. 1. You have isolated two fully recessive mutants that cause deafness in mouse. The mutants fail to complment each other and map on different genes. How might you explain this observation? 2.In a single base pair ...

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by Gwell
Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:31 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: genetics
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The Fiber Disease

... the guilty liars anylonger. But i will start paying closer attention. Well, I was just wondering since Jan Smith is an expert on linguistics and Deafness...... Prove me wrong greema././//////and yes, that is her real name. I''ve even spoken to the attorney she used to work for. GD it, help us ...

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by London
Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:37 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Views: 712311

The Fiber Disease

... No. Why? Case no 2. A young child with meningitis was accidently given an intrathecal overdose of penicillin, and subsequently developed deafness. Was the dr who administered the drug found guilty of legal negligence in the court? No. Why? I do not see how there are any clear grounds ...

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by Cilla
Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:42 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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