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Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

acouasmchimechimingchinkclangclank

Etymology

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

Related phrases

objective tinnituspulsatile tinnitussubjective tinnitus

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