Hypacusis
hypacusis hyp·a·cu·sis (hĭp’ə-kōō’sĭs, -kyōō’-, hī’pə-) or hy·po·a·cu·sis (hī’pō-ə-)
n.
A hearing impairment associated with a deficiency in the peripheral neurosensory or conductive organs of hearing.
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