Etymology

presbytinnitus

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Today it means: Tinnitus which accompanies presbycusis. Full definition →

German Presbytinnitus
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  1. German · borrowed fromPresbytinnitus
  2. English todaypresbytinnitus

From German Presbytinnitus, coined in 1985 by C.-F. Claussen; equivalent to presby- + tinnitus.

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