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presbycusia

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pres⋅by⋅cu⋅sia

  [prez-bi-kyoo-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, pres-]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
impaired hearing due to old age.
Origin:
1885–90; < NL < Gk presby- (comb. form of présbys old, old man) + (á)kous(is) hearing (akoú(ein) to hear + -sis -sis ) + -ia -ia
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