| PImax | maximum inspiratory pressure at residual volume |
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| PRBC | packed red blood cells; placental residual blood volume |
| PRBV | placental residual blood volume |
| pTNM | TNM staging of tumors as determined by correlation of clinical, pathologic, and residual findings |
| PVR | peripheral vascular resistance; perspective volume rendering; poliovirus receptor; postvoiding resid... |
| hearing impairment | Hearing loss A reduction in the ability to perceive sound; may range from slight to complete deafness. See: deafness, threshold shift. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hearing level | The measure of the status of hearing as read directly on the hearing loss scale of an audiometer; described in decibels as a deviation from a standard value for zero on the audiometer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hearing loss, bilateral | Partial hearing loss in both ears. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hearing loss, central | Hearing loss due to central nervous system disease, anywhere in the auditory pathways from the cochlear nucleus of the pons to the auditory cortex. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hearing loss, conductive | Hearing loss due to interference with the acoustic transmission of sound to the cochlea. The interference is in the outer or middle ear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hearing loss, functional | Hearing loss without a physical basis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hearing loss, high-frequency | Hearing loss in frequencies above 1000 hertz. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hearing loss, noise-induced | Hearing loss from exposure to noise. The loss is often in the frequency range 4000-6000 hertz. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hearing loss, partial | A condition in which the sense of hearing, although defective, is functional with or without a hearing aid. The hearing level for speech is approximately 40-70 decibels I.s.o. (international organization for standardization) or 30-60 db a.s.a. (american standards association). (12 Dec 1998) |
| hearing loss, sensorineural | Hearing loss resulting from damage to the sensory mechanism internal from the oval and round windows. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Helmholtz theory of hearing | That the basilar membrane of the cochlea acts as a resonating structure, recording low tones from its apical turns and high tones from its basal turns. Synonym: Helmholtz theory of hearing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sensorineural hearing loss | <neurology> A form of deafness that occurs due to dysfunction of the auditory nerve (cranial nerve VIII). (27 Sep 1997) |
| normal hearing | The ability to perceive sound normally. Synonym: normal hearing. Origin: G. Akousis, hearing (05 Mar 2000) |
| organ of hearing | The content of the cochlea including the portion of the membranous labyrinth containing the spiral organ (cochlear duct) and the perilymphatic channels (scalae) which lie on either side. Synonym: labyrinthus cochlearis, organ of hearing. (05 Mar 2000) |