American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (also known as American Speech Language Hearing Association, Association, American Speech-Language-Hearing): A professional society concerned with the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and remediation of speech, language, and hearing disorders.

NIH MeSH · D016235Health Care

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Also known asAmerican Speech Language Hearing Association · Association, American Speech-Language-Hearing · Speech-Language-Hearing Association, American

Definition

A professional society concerned with the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and remediation of speech, language, and hearing disorders.

MeSH classification

  • N03.540.828.105

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Common questions about American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

What does American Speech-Language-Hearing Association mean in medicine?
A professional society concerned with the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and remediation of speech, language, and hearing disorders. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is American Speech-Language-Hearing Association known by any other names?
Yes. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is also referred to as American Speech Language Hearing Association, Association, American Speech-Language-Hearing, Speech-Language-Hearing Association, American in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does American Speech-Language-Hearing Association sit in the medical classification?
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association falls under the broader medical category "Health Care" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: N03.540.828.105). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D016235) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗