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adventitious (of a plant or animal part) developing in an abnormal position, as a root that grows from a stem adventitious [‚ad·ven′tish·əs] (biology) Also known as adventive. Acquired spontaneously or accidentally, not by heredity. Arising, as a tissue or organ, in an unusual or abnormal place. 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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Instead of
working to increase the number of deaf schools, the government focused
on differentiating three different types of deaf schools: those for the
totally deaf, those for the partially deaf (born with defective
hearing), and those for late deafened or adventitiously deaf. Even the sexual aspects of the story
seem more integral to the whole and are not adventitiously added for a
prurient effect. Sensory
rehabilitation of the adventitiously deafened: Use of assistive
communication and alerting devices. |
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