Main Entry:

tin·ni·tus

Pronunciation:

\ˈti-nə-təs, tə-ˈnī-təs\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin, ringing, tinnitus, from tinnire to ring, of imitative origin

Date:

1843

: 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