tinnitus

noun

tinnitus

noun

/ˈtɪn.ɪ.təs/ · /ˈtɪn.ə.təs/

Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin tinnītus (“a jingling, ringing”).

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.

Derived terms: objective tinnitus, presbytinnitus, pulsatile tinnitus, subjective tinnitus, tinnitic

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