~ DEAF
~ DEAFDUMB
~ DEAFMUTE
~ DEAFMUTISM
~ DEAFNESS id+ | LACKING HEARING |
see> AURICLE see> AUDIBLE
DEAF has obscure GERMANIC roots and
perhaps linked to DUMB
med> DEAFNESS CAN BE DUE TO GENETIC
MUTATIONS or DRUGS like STREPTOMYCIN
LACK OF SOUND COMPREHENSION as in
MUSIC DEAFNESS or WORD DEAFNESS ARE
NOT EAR OR AURICULAR BUT CEREBRAL DYSFUNCTIONS
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