paracusis of Willis
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paracusis of Willis — Also known as paracusis Willisii, paracusis Willisiana, false paracusis, paradoxical hearing loss, and paradoxical deafness. The term paracusis of Willis refers to the British physician Thomas Willis (1621 1675), who is credited with having… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
paracusis — Also known as paracousis. Both terms stem from the Greek words para (beside, near, resembling, accessory to, beyond, apart from, abnormal) and akouein (to hear). They translate loosely as disordered hearing. The term paracusis is used in a… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
paracusis Willisiana — see paracusis of Willis … Dictionary of Hallucinations
paracusis Willisii — see paracusis of Willis … Dictionary of Hallucinations
paracusis, paracusia — 1. Impaired hearing. 2. Auditory illusions or hallucinations. SYN: paracousis. [para + G. akousis, hearing] false p. the apparent increase in hearing of a person with a conductive hearing loss in conversation in noisy surroundings because of… … Medical dictionary
Willis circle cord etc. — Wil·lis circle, cord, etc. (wilґis) [Thomas Willis, English anatomist and physician, 1621–1675] see circulus arteriosus cerebri and nervus accessorius, and see under cord and paracusis … Medical dictionary
Willis — Thomas, English physician, 1621–1675. See W. centrum nervosum, W. cords, under cord, W. pancreas, W. paracusis, W. pouch, circle of W., accessorius willisii, chordae willisii, under chorda … Medical dictionary
false paracusis — see paracusis of Willis … Dictionary of Hallucinations
paradoxical deafness — see paracusis of Willis … Dictionary of Hallucinations
paradoxical hearing loss — see paracusis of Willis … Dictionary of Hallucinations
