dysacousia

dysacousia
/dis'euh kooh"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh/, n. Pathol.
a condition in which noise produces pain in the ear.
Also, dysacousma /dis'euh koohz"meuh/, dysacusia /dis'euh kyooh"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh/.
[ < NL, equiv. to dys- DYS- + -acousia < Gk ákous(is) ability to hear (akoú(ein) to hear + -sis -SIS) + -ia -IA]

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