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PRONUNCIATION OF PRESBYACUSIS

presbyacusis  [ˌprɛzbɪəˈkuːsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESBYACUSIS

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Presbyacusis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRESBYACUSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Presbycusis

Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is the cumulative effect of aging on hearing. It is a progressive bilateral symmetrical age-related sensorineural hearing loss. The hearing loss is most marked at higher frequencies. Hearing loss that accumulates with age but is caused by factors other than normal aging is not presbycusis, although differentiating the individual effects of multiple causes of hearing loss can be difficult.

Definition of presbyacusis in the English dictionary

The definition of presbyacusis in the dictionary is an age-related, progressive loss of hearing in both ears.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRESBYACUSIS


anacrusis
ˌænəˈkruːsɪs
apneusis
æpˈnuːsɪs
catharsis
kəˈθɑːsɪs
cercis
ˈsɜːsɪs
Crucis
ˈkruːsɪs
electrophoresis
ɪˌlɛktrəʊfəˈriːsɪs
Eleusis
ɪˈluːsɪs
emphyteusis
ˌemfɪˈtjuːsɪs
erythropoiesis
ɪˌrɪθrəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs
hematopoiesis
ˌhemətəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs
hyperacusis
ˌhaɪpərəˈkjuːsɪs
hysteresis
ˌhɪstəˈriːsɪs
mimesis
mɪˈmiːsɪs
paracusis
ˌpærəˈkuːsɪs
Persis
ˈpɜːsɪs
presbyacousis
ˌprɛzbɪəˈkuːsɪs
presbycousis
ˌprɛzbɪˈkuːsɪs
presbycusis
ˌprɛzbɪˈkuːsɪs
therapeusis
ˌθerəˈpjuːsɪs
thesis
ˈθiːsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRESBYACUSIS

presbyacousis
presbyacuses
presbycouses
presbycousis
presbycuses
presbycusis
presbyope
presbyopia
presbyopic
presbyopy
presbyte
presbyter
presbyteral
presbyterate
presbyterial
presbyterially
presbyterian
presbyterianise
presbyterianism
presbyterianize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRESBYACUSIS

analysis
babesiosis
basis
berylliosis
chassis
crisis
diagnosis
emphasis
eremacausis
genesis
hemoptysis
hypothesis
Isis
necrosis
oasis
osmosis
sarcoidosis
sis
synopsis
synthesis

Synonyms and antonyms of presbyacusis in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «presbyacusis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRESBYACUSIS

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The translations of presbyacusis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «presbyacusis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老年性聋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

presbiacusia
570 millions of speakers

English

presbyacusis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

presbyacusis
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

presbyacusis
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

presbyacusis
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

presbiacusia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

presbyacusis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

presbyacousie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Presbyacusis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Altersschwerhörigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

老人性難聴
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

presbyacusis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Presbyacusis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

presbyacusis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

presbyacusis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रीबायकासिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

presbiakuzi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

presbiacusia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Niedosłuch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

presbyacusis
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

presbyacusis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Presbyacusis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

presbyacusis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

åldersnedsättning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

presbyacusis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of presbyacusis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESBYACUSIS»

The term «presbyacusis» is used very little and occupies the 166.648 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESBYACUSIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about presbyacusis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESBYACUSIS»

Discover the use of presbyacusis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to presbyacusis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Presbyacusis, defined generally as age-related hearing loss, and presbyastasis, defined generally as age-related balance disorders, are high prevalence problems today and will be even more prevalent in the immediate future. According to ...
James Byron Snow, Phillip A. Wackym, John Jacob Ballenger, 2009
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Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery
Types of Presbyacusis Four types of presbyacusis have been hypothesized to exist based on the auditory characteristics with which a patient presents and the histologic correlates. These types may occur alone or in combination. They present ...
Ronnie A. Rosenthal, Michael E. Zenilman, Mark R. Katlic, 2001
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Proceedings of the international congress on noise as a ...
Presbyacusis is the hearing loss caused by the pure process of aging itself, but aging can happen under more or less favorable conditions. Unfavorable conditions can arise from genetics, drugs, noise, nutrition, stress, illness, climate and ...
United States. Environmental Protection Agency, 1974
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Comprehensive Dictionary of Audiology
pragmatics presbyacusis, peripheral pragmatics appropriateness of language interaction preamplifier first stage of amplification located at the transducer of an instrument to give it sufficient amplitude to be processed further preauricular ...
Brad A. Stach, 2003
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Oxford Handbook of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Presbyacusis. This term describes a decreased peripheral auditory sensitivity. It is usually age-related, and affects men more than women. Signs and symptoms This condition shows itself as bilateral, progressive, symmetrical sensorineural ...
Rogan Corbridge, Nicholas Steventon, 2009
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Oxford American Handbook of Otolaryngology
Presbyacusis. This term describes a decreased peripheral auditory sensitivity. It is usually age related and affects men more than women. Signs and symptoms This condition shows itself as bilateral and progressive, with symmetrical SNHL ...
Andrew Blitzer, Jerome Schwartz, Phillip Song, 2008
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Revision topics in otology
Definition: Presbyacusis is defined as a progressive bilateral symmetrical age related sensorineural hearing loss. The hearing loss is confined to higher frequencies. Presbyacusis is an added problem for the elderly who have a tendency to ...
Balasubramanian Thiagarajan
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Otology, Neurotology, and Lateral Skull Base Surgery: An ...
Presbyacusis (Fig. 4.18E, F) Introduction The most common cause of progressive hearing loss is presbyacusis, or age-related hearing loss, with an incidence of 20 %–40% at ages 65–74 and 40%–50% in individuals over the age of 75.
Oliver F. Adunka, Craig A. Buchman, 2011
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Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Presbyacusis. o This term describes 'age-related' or 'degenerative' hearing-loss. o Affects men (over 60 years of age) more than women. 0 Pathophysiology: a reduction in the number of spiral ganglion cells as well as hair cells. Signs and ...
Andrea Thirlwall, Rogan Corbridge, Suresh Patel, 2009
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Occupational Audiometry: Monitoring and Protecting Hearing ...
Presbyacusis is defined as a hearing loss in a person over the age of 60, where the cause is not known. It is likely that the hearing loss is the result of ageing, including a lifetime's exposure to, for example, normal levels of noise, medication , ...
Maryanne Tate Maltby, 2005

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESBYACUSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term presbyacusis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mirai Speaker Tunes Sound To The Elderly
This is commonly known as presbyacusis in medical terms, and the symptom is that people slowly lose the ability to hear high-pitch sounds ... «Ubergizmo, Nov 14»
2
Deleterious effects of sound
ENT specialists are now seeing a lot many cases of presbyacusis or ... This advanced onset of presbyacusis is clearly linked to the fact that we ... «The Hindu, Jan 14»
3
Occupational health's role in preventing hearing loss
Presbyacusis is the term used to describe the hearing loss caused by the degenerative effects of ageing and is characterised by high-frequency ... «PersonnelToday.com, Jun 13»
4
Hearing loss with age may come with serious long-term …
If so, you may be developing presbyacusis. It is the medical term for age-related hearing loss, and US scientists say it makes you more likely to ... «BDlive, Feb 13»
5
I was deafened by a homemade firework
... four people aged between 65 and 75 and half of those over 75 have some degree of age-related deafness, which is known as presbyacusis. «Express.co.uk, Nov 12»
6
It's fiddly putting in a hearing aid with no fingertips: Sir Ranulph …
This is due in part to age-related hearing loss, or presbyacusis, and he has since been fitted with digital hearing aids in both ears. Unlike old ... «Daily Mail, Mar 12»
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How hiding his deafness ruined novelist David Lodge's life
He was diagnosed with age-related hearing loss, or presbyacusis. This can begin from the age of 40, although it often doesn't become ... «Daily Mail, May 08»
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Additional Information: Research topics to be presented by NIDCD …
The poster session "Effects of Caloric Restriction and Every Other Day Feeding on Presbyacusis in a Mouse Model" takes place Sunday, ... «National Institutes of Health, Feb 08»
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Inside Medicine: The audiologist
Age-related hearing loss (presbyacusis) is the most common hearing complaint affecting the elderly population in the UK. Presbyascusis is ... «BBC News, Feb 08»

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