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tinnitus


tin·ni·tus

noun \ˈti-nə-təs, tə-ˈnī-təs\

Definition of TINNITUS

: a sensation of noise (as a ringing or roaring) that is caused by a bodily condition (as a disturbance of the auditory nerve or wax in the ear) and typically is of the subjective form which can only be heard by the one affected

Origin of TINNITUS

Latin, ringing, tinnitus, from tinnire to ring, of imitative origin
First Known Use: 1843

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