paracusia

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Etymology

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

Noun

paracusia (usually uncountable, plural paracusias or paracuses)

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

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