presbycusis

presbycusis
SYN: presbyacusis.

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pres·by·cu·sis .prez-bi-'kyü-səs, .pres- n, pl -cu·ses -.sēz a lessening of hearing acuteness resulting from degenerative changes in the ear that occur esp. in old age

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pres·by·cu·sis (pres″bĭ-kuґsis) [presby- + acou- + -sis] a progressive, bilaterally symmetric sensorineural hearing loss occurring with age.

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