Home › Words › N › nosocusisnosocusisnosocusis · noun — hearing loss caused by factors other than noise or pure presbycusis, such as drug use or hypertension.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom noso- + -cusis, alternative form of -acusis.nounHearing loss caused by factors other than noise or pure presbycusis, such as drug use or hypertension.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sociocusis 67% match — Hearing loss caused by long-term exposure to relatively low levels of noise, such as traffic or television. vs nosocusis →presbyacousia 57% match — presbycusis vs nosocusis →anacusis 52% match — Total deafness. vs nosocusis →nonototoxic 52% match — Not ototoxic. vs nosocusis →dysacousia 51% match — Synonym of dysacusis vs nosocusis →anacusic 51% match — Totally deaf. vs nosocusis →nonhearing 51% match — Unable to hear, i.e. deaf. vs nosocusis →dysacusis 50% match — A hearing impairment characterized by difficulty in processing details of sound due to distortion in frequency or intensity, but not primarily a loss of the ability to perceive sound. vs nosocusis →