hyperacusis

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ Ancient Greek ἄκουσις (ákousis, “hearing”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hyperacusis (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds, especially extremely loud noises.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.