Definition of Sensorineural

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the neural process of sensation.

Partainyms: Neural

Definition of Sensorineural

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sensory nerves ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sensorineural

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sensorineural

sensorchip
sensorchips
sensorgram
sensori-
sensori-volitional
sensoria
sensorial
sensorially
sensoriglandular
sensorimotor
sensorimotor area
sensorimotor region
sensorimotor theory
sensorimotoric
sensorimuscular
sensorineural (current term)
sensorineural deafness
sensorineural hearing loss
sensorium
sensoriums
sensorivascular
sensorivasomotor
sensorless
sensors
sensory
sensory(a)
sensory activity
sensory amblyopia
sensory amusia
sensory aphasia

Literary usage of Sensorineural

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Hearing- impaired children, properly fitted with hearing aids, may have more success acquiring good language than Type sensorineural ..."

2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Theoretically, the greatest benefit from being screened comes from the detection of hearing impairment due to sensorineural deficits or recurrent otitis ..."

3. Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into Practice by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Neonatal Risk Criteria: Family history of congenital early onset or delayed onset childhood sensorineural or conductive hearing loss, or both; birth weight ..."

4. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Noise-induced hearing loss is a common cause of sensorineural hearing impairment in this age group. This is particularly true for the estimated 5 million ..."

5. Carcinogenic Potency Database, Endocrine Disruptors edited by Lois Swirsky Gold (2000)
"Studies assessing the relation between early-life PCB exposure, thyroid hormone levels, and sensorineural hearing impairment in children are needed. ..."

6. Task Force on Education for Children With Disabilities, Year Ii, Minnesota by Elizabeth Carlson, Jo Gascoigne, Dixie Jordan (1994)
"... by a certified licensed audiologist that verifies a pupil has one of the following: (1) a sensorineural hearing loss with an unaided pure tone average, ..."

7. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"A detailed analysis of risk factors for the development of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) was carried out in 199 forest workers. The hearing threshold of ..."

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