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presbycousis Med.|prɛzbɪˈkuːsɪs|
Also presby(a)cusis, -ac(o)usia |-əˈkuːzɪə|, -kousis.
[mod.L., f. Gr. πρέσβυς an old man (cf. presbyopia) + ἄκουσις hearing (ἀκούειν to hear).]
Loss of acuteness of hearing due to age.
1890Billings Med. Dict. II. 386/1 Presbykousis. 1892F. P. Foster Med. Dict. IV. 2640/2 Presbycusis. 1896Syd. Soc. Lex., Presbycousis. 1900Lancet 18 Aug. 538/2 To this last belonged the progressive deafness which came on between the ages of 40 and 50 years, and which had been called presbyacousia. 1911Stedman Med. Dict. 703/1 Presbyacusia. 1958Times Rev. Industry Aug. 13/1 Gradual blunting of auditory acuity with the increasing age of the worker..is known as ‘presbycusis’. 1970Brit. Med. Jrnl. 30 May 524/2 It is possible that the high level of everyday noise in industrial countries plays some part in the development of presbyacusis. 1976Listener 2 Sept. 279/1 Presbycousis has not yet set in. Most people over 30, said Jeremy Bugler,..lose some of their hearing. |