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Definition of Acousma
1. Noun. Illusory auditory perception of strange nonverbal sounds.
Definition of Acousma
1. Noun. (pathology) Auditory hallucination ¹
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Medical Definition of Acousma
1. Rarely used term for an auditory hallucination in which indefinite sounds, such as ringing or hissing, are heard. Synonym: acouasm. Origin: G. Akousma, something heard (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Acousma
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1. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1911)
"acousma, ak-ooz'-mah. The hearing of imaginary sounds. ... acousma tarn nesia,
ak-oos-mat-am-ne'-ze-ah. Inability to recall the memory of sounds. ..."
2. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"... is also used to include the investigation of the hearing of pitch and timbre.
(J.MCK.C.) acousma [Gr. ..."
3. Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat, Medical and Surgical by Wendell Christopher Phillips (1919)
"acousma.—Auditory hallucinations are physical phenomena in which imaginary voices
or sounds are detailed by the patients and persistently believed by them ..."
4. A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the French Language: In which the by Levizac (Jean Pons Victor Lecoutz), Anthony Bolmar (1844)
"... acousma. aide support, is fem. Abaque Abacus. ] aide assistant, acrostiche
acrostic. aigle eagle (bird) or a ..."
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