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< tinner

tinny >

tin·ni·tus

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NOUN:
pl. tin·ni·tus·es

A sound in one ear or both ears, such as buzzing, ringing, or whistling, occurring without an external stimulus and usually caused by a specific condition, such as an ear infection, the use of certain drugs, a blocked auditory tube or canal, or a head injury.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin tinntus, from past participle of tinnre, to ring, of imitative origin

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