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  • 81odynacusis — Hypersensitiveness of the organ of hearing, so that sounds cause actual pain. [odyn + G. akouo, to hear] * * * odyn·acu·sis (o″din ə kuґsis) [odyno + acou + sis] painful hearing …

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  • 82cochlear nerve — n a branch of the auditory nerve that arises in the spiral ganglion of the cochlea and conducts sensory stimuli from the organ of hearing to the brain called also cochlear, cochlear branch, cochlear division * * * the nerve connecting the cochlea …

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  • 83deficient — adj Deficient, defective mean showing lack of something necessary. The words are sometimes used interchangeably though they tend to diverge in their meanings. Deficient typically implies a falling short in the amount, quantity, or force… …

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  • 84ear — I. /ɪə / (say ear) noun 1. the organ of hearing, in humans and other mammals usually consisting of three parts (external ear, middle ear, and inner ear). 2. the external part alone. 3. the sense of hearing. 4. keen perception of the differences… …

  • 85ear — ear1 [ir] n. [ME ere < OE ēare akin to Goth ausō, Ger ohr < IE base * ous , ear > L auris, Gr ous, OIr au] 1. the part of the body specialized for the perception of sound; organ of hearing: the human ear consists of the external ear, the …

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  • 86tympanum — noun (plural tympana; also nums) Etymology: Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin, eardrum, from Latin, drum, architectural panel, from Greek tympanon drum, kettledrum; perhaps akin to Greek typtein to beat Date: 1619 1. a. (1) tympanic membrane …

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  • 87List of music topics — This page is a list articles related to music.compactTOC NOTOC A A cappella ndash; Absolute pitch ndash; Accidental ndash; Accompaniment ndash; Ad libitum ndash; Adagio ndash; Added tone chord ndash; Additive rhythm ndash; Album ndash; Aleatoric… …

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  • 88Sonny Phillips — (b. December 7, 1936, Mobile, Alabama) is an American jazz keyboardist. His primary instrument is electric organ.Phillips began playing jazz organ after hearing Jimmy Smith in his twenties. He studied under Ahmad Jamal, and played in the 1960s… …

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  • 89Don Patterson (organist) — Don Patterson (July 22, 1936, Columbus, Ohio February 10, 1988, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American jazz organist. Patterson played piano from childhood and was heavily influenced by Erroll Garner in his youth. In 1956, he switched to… …

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  • 90Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image size =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = 1822 birth place = Gambarana death date = October 2, 1876 death place = Corvino San Quirico residence = |citizenship = nationality = Italy ethnicity …

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