- diplacuses
- n. hearing defect in which one sound is heard as two sounds
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
diplacusis — /dip leuh kyooh sis/, n., pl. diplacuses / seez/. Pathol. a difference in hearing by the two ears so that one sound is heard as two. [ < NL, equiv. to dipl(o) DIPLO + Gk akoúsis hearing (akoú(ein) to hear, listen to + sis SIS)] * * * … Universalium