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nosocusis

nosocusis noun: hearing loss caused by factors other than noise or pure presbycusis, such as drug use or hypertension.

Noun

nosocusis (uncountable)

  1. Hearing loss caused by factors other than noise or pure presbycusis, such as drug use or hypertension.

Origin of nosocusis

From noso- + -cusis, alternative form of -acusis.

Questions about nosocusis

What does nosocusis mean?
Nosocusis means hearing loss caused by factors other than noise or pure presbycusis, such as drug use or hypertension.
What part of speech is nosocusis?
Nosocusis is a noun.

Words near nosocusis in the dictionary

  1. nosocomia
  2. nosocomial
  3. nosocomiality
  4. nosocomially
  5. nosocomium
  6. nosocusis
  7. nosode
  8. nosodendrid
  9. nosodendrids
  10. nosodes
  11. nosogenesis

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