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acouasm

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a⋅cou⋅asm

  [uh-koo-az-uhm, ak-oo-az-]
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–noun Psychiatry.
a nonverbal auditory hallucination, as a ringing or hissing.
Also, acoasm, acousma.

Origin:
< Gk ákou(sma) something heard (akous-, s. of akoúein to hear + -ma resultative n. suffix) + -asm as in enthusiasm, orgasm, etc.
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