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May 22, 2013

Detecting Hearing Loss in Children Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Detecting Hearing Loss in Children article.

Acoustic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Alport syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Apgar: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Audiologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Audiometry: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Autism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brainstem: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cheek: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chemotherapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chloral hydrate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cochlea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cognitive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contraction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Deafness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Developmental delay: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Developmental disorder: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Discharge: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Down syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ear: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ear tubes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Eardrum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

ENT: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Family history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hydrocephalus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inner ear: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Insertion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intervention: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Isolate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Jaundice: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Learning disability: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Maternal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Measles: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Meningitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Middle ear: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nerve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Objective: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Organ: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Otoacoustic emission test: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Otolaryngologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Otosclerosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Participant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pediatric: See the definition from MedTerms.com

PEG: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prematurity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Probe: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Reflex: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rehabilitation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Risk factor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sedative: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sleep: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Speech therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stress: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tubes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventilation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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