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phonoreception

[foh-noh-ri-sep-shuh n]
noun
  1. the physiological perception of sound.
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Origin of phonoreception

phono- + reception
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phonoreception in Medicine

phonoreception

(fō′nō-rĭ-sĕp′shən)
n.
  1. Perception of or response to sound waves.
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