diplacusis

[ dip-luh-kyoo-sis ]

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noun

Pathology.

plural diplacuses

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of diplacusis¹

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

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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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dipl.diplegia

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