presbycusia

[ prez-bi-kyoo-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, pres- ]
/ ˌprɛz bɪˈkyu ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, ˌprɛs- /

noun Medicine/Medical.

impaired hearing due to old age.

Origin of presbycusia

1885–90; < New Latin < Greek presby- (combining form of présbys old, old man) + ( á)kous(is) hearing ( akoú(ein) to hear + -sis -sis) + -ia -ia

Words nearby presbycusia

presale, presanctified, presb., presbyacusis, presbyatrics, presbycusia, presbycusis, presbyo-, presbyope, presbyopia, presbyt.