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Deaf-Blind Disorders MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Deaf-Blind Disorders
Tree Number(s)
C09.218.458.341.186.500
C10.597.751.418.341.186.500
C10.597.751.941.162.625
C11.966.075.375
C16.131.077.299
C23.888.592.763.393.341.186.500
C23.888.592.763.941.162.625
Unique ID
D054062
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054062
Scope Note
The absence of both hearing and vision.
Entry Term(s)
Blind-Deaf Disorders
Blindness-Deafness
Deaf-Blind Syndromes
Deaf-Blindness Disorders
Deaf-Mutism-Blind Disorders
Deafness-Blindness
Hearing and Vision Loss
Prelingual Deaf-Blind Disorders
Prelingual Deafness-Blindness
Vision and Hearing Loss
NLM Classification #
WV 270
See Also
Persons with Hearing Disabilities
Persons with Visual Disabilities
Public MeSH Note
2008
History Note
2008
Date Introduced
2008/01/01
Last Updated
2013/07/10
Deaf-Blind Disorders Preferred
Deaf-Blind Syndromes Narrower
Prelingual Deafness-Blindness Narrower
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