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tinnitus

/ˈtɪn.ɪ.təs/

tinnitus noun: the experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.

Noun

tinnitus (countable and uncountable, plural tinnituses or (hypercorrect, rare) tinniti)

  1. (otolaryngology) The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.
    Synonyms:
    acouasm

tinnitus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Odia and Arabic

tinnitus in Hindi

perception of nonexistent noise
कान बजना kān bajnā, कर्णक्ष्वेण karṇakṣveṇ

tinnitus in Tamil

perception of nonexistent noise
காதிரைச்சல் kātiraiccal

tinnitus in Odia

perception of nonexistent noise
କାନନାଦ kānanāda

tinnitus in Arabic

perception of nonexistent noise
طَنِين ṭanīn
More languagesFewer languages
tinnitus in Malay
tinitus
tinnitus in Indonesian
tinitus
tinnitus in Persian
وزوز گوش vez-vez-e guš
tinnitus in Thai
เสียงในหู sĭang nai hŏo

Synonyms of tinnitus

Forms of tinnitus

pluraltinnituses
plural hypercorrect (rare)tinniti

Origin of tinnitus

Learned borrowing from Latin tinnītus (“a jingling, ringing”).

Words formed from tinnitus

Words that rhyme with tinnitus

Questions about tinnitus

What does tinnitus mean?
Tinnitus means the experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.
What is tinnitus in Hindi?
Tinnitus in Hindi is कान बजना (kān bajnā), कर्णक्ष्वेण (karṇakṣveṇ). See Tinnitus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a noun.
How do you pronounce tinnitus?
Tinnitus is pronounced /ˈtɪn.ɪ.təs/.
What is the plural of tinnitus?
The plural of tinnitus is tinnituses.

Words near tinnitus in the dictionary

  1. tinniti
  2. tinnitic
  3. tinnitis
  4. tinnitogram
  5. tinnitograms
  6. tinnitus
  7. tinnituses
  8. Tinnoset
  9. tinnunculite
  10. tinny
  11. tino rangatiratanga

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