tinnitus
noun/ˈtɪnɪtəs/
/ˈtɪnɪtəs/
[uncountable] (medical)- an unpleasant condition in which somebody hears ringing in their earsWord Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin, from tinnire ‘to ring, tinkle’, of imitative origin.
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