speech, language, and hearing center

a professionally staffed clinic or facility offering diagnostic and treatment services to people with communication impairments. The staff typically consists of experts in audiology, speech and language pathology, and speech and hearing sciences. Also called community speech and hearing center.

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February 15th 2025

twin control

in a twin study, a method in which the target twin—that is, the one who has had certain experiences or training or has been exposed to the experimental condition—is compared with the twin who has not had the experiences, training, or treatment and therefore serves as a control. Also called cotwin control.