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Topic: ILLNESS AND DISABILITY

Date: 1800-1900
Language: Latin
Origin: tinnire 'to ring'

tinnitus

 noun
     
tin‧ni‧tus [uncountable]
medicalMI an illness in which you hear noises, especially ringing, in your ears
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