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pulsatile tinnitus

pulsatile tinnitus noun: a type of tinnitus characterized by hearing a rhythmic, pulsing or whooshing sound in the ears, often synchronized with the heartbeat, often caused by underlying vascular conditions.

Noun

pulsatile tinnitus (uncountable)

  1. A type of tinnitus characterized by hearing a rhythmic, pulsing or whooshing sound in the ears, often synchronized with the heartbeat, often caused by underlying vascular conditions.

Questions about pulsatile tinnitus

What does pulsatile tinnitus mean?
Pulsatile tinnitus means a type of tinnitus characterized by hearing a rhythmic, pulsing or whooshing sound in the ears, often synchronized with the heartbeat, often caused by underlying vascular conditions.
What part of speech is pulsatile tinnitus?
Pulsatile tinnitus is a noun.

Words near pulsatile tinnitus in the dictionary

  1. pulsatances
  2. pulsate
  3. pulsated
  4. pulsates
  5. pulsatile
  6. pulsatile tinnitus
  7. pulsatilities
  8. pulsatility
  9. pulsatilla
  10. pulsatillas
  11. pulsating

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