paracusis

[ par-uh-kyoo-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. defective hearing.

Other Words From

• par·a·cu·sic [par-, uh, -, kyoo, -zik, -sik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of paracusis¹

1650–60; par- + Greek ákousis hearing; acoustic, -sis

Example Sentences

Paracusis, par-a-kū′sis, n. disordered hearing.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

If words spoken are incorrectly heard on account of acquired defects of the peripheral ear, the patient mis-hears, and the abnormal condition is called paracusis.

From Project Gutenberg