surdomute, a. and n. rare—0.
(sɜːdəʊˈmjuːt)
[f. surdo-, taken as comb. form of L. surdus surd a. + mute a. Cf. mod.L. surdomutitās (Dunglison).]
= deaf-mute. So surdoˈmutism, deaf-mutism.
| 1880 Nature 11 Mar. 459/1 Surdo-mutism is, in the majority of cases, the immediate result of cerebral lesions. 1890 Gould New Med. Dict., Surdomute..a deaf and dumb person. |