Tinnitus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sound in one ear or both ears, such as buzzing, ringing, or whistling, occurring without an external stimulus and usually caused by a specific condition, such as an ear infection, the use of certain drugs, a blocked auditory tube or canal, or a head injury.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The perception of noise, such as a ringing or beating sound, which has no external source.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in the ears; -- called also tinnitus aurium.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In medicine, a ringing in the ears.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease
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