paracusia

English

Etymology

From παρά (pará, “beyond, beside”) + ἄκουσις (ákousis, “hearing”)

Noun

paracusia (usually uncountable, plural paracusias or paracuses)

(medicine, otolaryngology) A form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus.

Synonyms

auditory hallucination

Derived terms

Translations

hallucination involving sound perception without an auditory stimulus

Icelandic: heyrnarglöp n pl, misheyrn f

Further reading

paracusia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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