English
acoustic neuroma
acoustic + neuroma
A compound of acoustic + neuroma
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to enjoy’
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Proto-Hellenic *akóuhō ‘to hear’
Ancient Greek ἀκούω ‘to hear’
Ancient Greek ἀκουστῐκός ‘of or for hearing’
Medieval Latin acousticus
English acoustic
Today it means
noun A benign tissue growth situated in the hearing canal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acoustic neuroma