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hearing impairment occurs when auditory centers of the brain are affected by injury, disease, tumor, hereditary, or unknown causes. Loudness of sound is not necessarily affected, although understanding of speech, also thought of as the "clarity" of speech may be affected. Certainly both loudness and clarity may be affected too.
Ãâó: www.drf.org/HH_dictionary/hearing_loss.htm
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| central vein |
When pertaining to the liver, the central vein is a vein located in the center of a liver lobule that conveys blood from the hepatocytes to the hepatic vein.
Ãâó: www.sci.sdsu.edu/histology/gloss_a.htm
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| central line |
This is also called a
Ãâó: www.seattlecca.org/patientsandfamilies/pediatricCa...
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| central nervous system |
the brain, spinal cord, and retina.
Ãâó: www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/sci_repo...
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| central venous catheter |
A CVC is an intravenous line that is placed into a large vein in patients who require regular injections or medication.
Ãâó: www.endovasc.com/glossary/glossary.html
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