diplacusis

[ dip-luh-kyoo-sis ]
/ ˌdɪp ləˈkyu sɪs /

noun, plural dip·la·cu·ses [dip-luh-kyoo-seez] /ˌdɪp ləˈkyu siz/. Pathology.

a difference in hearing by the two ears so that one sound is heard as two.

Origin of diplacusis

< New Latin, equivalent to dipl(o)- diplo- + Greek akoúsis hearing ( akoú(ein) to hear, listen to + -sis -sis)

Medical definitions for diplacusis

diplacusis
[ dĭp′lə-kōōsĭs ]

n.

A difference in the perception of sound by the ears, either in time or in pitch, so that one sound is heard as two.