presbiacusia

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (présbus, “old”) +‎ Ancient Greek ἄκουσις (ákousis, “hearing”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾesbjaˈkusja/ [pɾez.β̞jaˈku.sja]
• Rhymes: -usja
• Syllabification: pres‧bia‧cu‧sia

Noun

presbiacusia f (plural presbiacusias)

1. (pathology) presbycusis

Further reading

• “presbiacusia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28