| DIMOAD | diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, deafness |
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| DOOR | deafness, onycho-osteodystrophy, mental retardation [syndrome] |
| DRF | Daily Rating Form; daily replacement factor; Deafness Research Foundation; dose reduction factor |
| GFD | gingival fibromatosis-progressive deafness [syndrome]; gluten-free diet |
| KID | keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness [syndrome] |
| SUD | Sudden unexpected death |
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| SUDEP | Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy |
| organic deafness | Deafness due to a pathologic process or an organic aetiology, as opposed to psychogenic deafness. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| functional deafness | Hearing loss without evidence of organic cause or malingering; often follows severe psychic shock. Synonym: functional deafness, hysterical deafness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| low tone deafness | Inability to hear low notes or frequencies. (05 Mar 2000) |