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cochlear implant |
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cochlear implant [¦kō·klē·ər ′im‚plant] (neuroscience) A sensory prosthesis that restores some hearing to deaf people by electrically stimulating the auditory nerve. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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3 million Hot air balloon $2,000 Bionic ear implant to treat nerve deafness $60,000 Smith & Wesson . A bionic ear weighing less than one gram is under development and will be used as an implant for the deaf. The CII Bionic Ear, a newer-model cochlear implant, does not crowd the cochlea. |
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