Akoasm

/ˈækuːæzm/ noun

An auditory hallucination or the subjective sensation of hearing sounds that have no external source, used in medical terminology.

From Greek akoe (hearing) combined with -asma (a spasm or sudden sensation), forming a compound used in medical Greek to describe pathological hearing experiences.

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