Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Disordered hearing. Also
paracousia .
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- noun pathology
impaired orincorrect hearing
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Examples
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If words spoken are incorrectly heard on account of acquired defects of the peripheral ear, the patient mis-hears, and the abnormal condition is called paracusis.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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"paracusis of Willis" -- a condition in which the patient hears better in a noise; "diplacusis," or double hearing; and "hyperæsthesia acustica," or painful impressions of sound.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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