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paracusia

paracusia noun: a form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus.

Noun

paracusia (usually uncountable, plural paracusias or paracuses)

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

Synonyms of paracusia

Forms of paracusia

pluralparacusias
pluralparacuses

Origin of paracusia

From para- + -acusia, alternative form of -acusis.

Words formed from paracusia

Questions about paracusia

What does paracusia mean?
Paracusia means a form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus.
What part of speech is paracusia?
Paracusia is a noun.
What is the plural of paracusia?
The plural of paracusia is paracusias.

Words near paracusia in the dictionary

  1. paracrystalline
  2. paracrystallinity
  3. paracrystals
  4. paracultural
  5. paracuses
  6. paracusia
  7. paracusia acris
  8. paracusia duplicata
  9. paracusia willisii
  10. paracusias
  11. paracusis

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