paracusia

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Etymology

From παρά (pará, “beyond, beside”) + ἄκουσις (ákousis, “hearing”).

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paracusia (usually uncountable, plural paracusias or paracuses)

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

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