anakusis


anakusis

 [an″ah-ku´sis] total deafness.

an·a·cu·sis

(an'ă-kū'sis), Total loss or absence of the ability to perceive sound as such.
See also: deafness. Synonym(s): anakusis [G. an- priv. + akousis, hearing]

anacusis

Profound hearing loss; the term is little used in the working medical parlance.

an·a·cu·sis

(an'ă-kyū'sis) Absence of the ability to perceive sound.
Synonym(s): anakusis. [G. an- priv. + akousis, hearing]