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anacusis

American

[an-uh-kyoo-sis] / ˌæn əˈkju sɪs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

total deafness.

Other Word Forms

anacusic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of anacusis

From New Latin; see origin at an- ³, acoustic, -sis

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