Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0790 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-acusis: Hearing Condition
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The idea
The suffix acusis names a condition of hearing described by its root or prefix.
In practice
Presbyacusis is hearing loss associated with aging.
Where people slip
The suffix is also written cusis in some terms.
Your place on the trail
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