A medical condition characterized by the complete or partial loss of the sense of hearing; a form of deafness or hearing impairment.
From Greek ana- (without, not) + akousis (hearing, from akouein, to hear). This medical term uses the Greek privative prefix combined with the root for auditory sensation.
Ancient Greek doctors didn't have audiometers, but they created anacusia to describe what happens when hearing completely fails—showing that medical terminology often preserves how ancient physicians understood the body.
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