Medical Dictionary

acousma

noun acous·ma \ə-ˈküz-mə\
plural acous·mas or acous·ma·ta \-mət-ə\

Medical Definition of ACOUSMA

:  an auditory hallucination of a simple nonverbal character (as a buzzing or ringing)

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