diplacusis

American

[dip-luh-kyoo-sis] / ˌdɪp ləˈkyu sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

plural

diplacuses

a difference in hearing by the two ears so that one sound is heard as two.

Etymology

Origin of diplacusis

< New Latin, equivalent to dipl ( o )- diplo- + Greek akoúsis hearing ( akoú ( ein ) to hear, listen to + -sis -sis )

Example Sentences

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Certain anomalous conditions of hearing are occasionally met with, such as the “paracusis of Willis”—a condition in which the patient hears better in a noise; “diplacusis,” or double hearing; and “hyperæsthesia acustica,” or painful impressions of sound.

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