What does "tinnitus" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "tinnitus"?

Common synonyms include: chime, chiming, chink, clang, clank, clink.

/ˈtɪn.ɪ.təs/ noun

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Noun

1
The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus. countable, uncountable
2
a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease wordnet

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