deaf-mutism
- a word derived from deaf-mute.
Example Sentences
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That same year, the festival circuit saw a markedly similar film structured around deaf-mutism – albeit to slightly lesser results, the Antz to Don’t Breathe’s A Bug’s Life.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2018
But so-called congenital deaf-mutism is actually a misnomer because inborn defects of the vocal cords that make speech impossible are almost unknown.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moreover, Meckel has found that deaf-mutism is more frequently met with in flour-mills than elsewhere.
From Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb by Roe, W. R. (William Robert)
Some attention has been given to the study of effects upon mentality and personality of physical defects such as deaf-mutism and blindness.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
Occurring in young children, it then involves deaf-mutism.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
