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peri-lingual deafness

peri-lingual deafness noun: deafness contracted while acquiring a first language.

Noun

peri-lingual deafness

  1. Deafness contracted while acquiring a first language.

Questions about peri-lingual deafness

What does peri-lingual deafness mean?
Peri-lingual deafness means deafness contracted while acquiring a first language.
What part of speech is peri-lingual deafness?
Peri-lingual deafness is a noun.

Words near peri-lingual deafness in the dictionary

  1. peri'a
  2. peri-
  3. peri-apocalyptic
  4. peri-articularly
  5. peri-implantitis
  6. peri-lingual deafness
  7. peri-mortem
  8. peri-op
  9. peri-operative
  10. peri-operatively
  11. peri-peri

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