耳鼻咽喉科医学英语术语表(GlossaryofOtolaryngology)A[returntotop]acousticneuroma听神经瘤-atumor,usuallybenign,whichdevelopsonthehearingandbalancenervesandcancausegradualhearingloss,tinnitus,anddizziness
acquireddeafness-lossofhearingthatoccursordevelopsoverthecourseofalifetime;deafnessnotpresentatbirth
aguesia-lossofthesenseoftaste
Alport’ssyndrome-Ahereditaryconditioncharacterizedbykidneydisease,sensorineuralhearingloss,andsomedifficultieswitheyedefects
AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)-Manual(hand)languagewithitsownsyntaxandgrammarusedprimarilybypeoplewhoarehardofhearing
anosmia-absenceofthesenseofsmell
aphasia-totalorpartiallossofabilitytouseorunderstandlanguage;usuallycausedbystroke,braindisease,orinjury
aphonia-completelossofvoice
apraxia-inabilitytomakeavoluntarymovementinspiteofbeingabletodemonstratenormalm