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Latin

tinnitus

ringing, jingling

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Tinnitus shown as ear-localized ringing that persists when outside sound is blocked: a compact two-view sequence of the same woman in a quiet setting, first listening uneasily and then covering both ears, with identical fine ringing arcs localized immediately at her ears.
noun

tinnitus

TIN-ih-tus/ˈtɪnɪtəs/

Ringing, buzzing, or other sound heard without an external source.

Etymology
tinnitusLatinringing, jingling

Latin tinnitus named ringing or jingling generally. In medical use, that sound-name became a term for ringing perceived in the ears, encompassing buzzing as well.

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