paracusia

English

Etymology

From παρά (pará, “beyond, beside”) + ἄκουσις (ákousis, “hearing”).

Noun

paracusia (usually uncountable, plural paracusias or paracuses)

1. (medicine, otolaryngology) A form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus.

Synonyms

• auditory hallucination

Derived terms

• paracusia acris
• paracusia duplicata
• paracusia localis
• paracusia willisii

Translations

hallucination involving sound perception without an auditory stimulus

• Icelandic: heyrnarglöp n pl, misheyrn f

Further reading

• paracusia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia