Med. [L. tinnītus (u-stem), f. tinnīre to ring, tinkle.] A sensation of ringing in the ears.
1693. trans. Blancards Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Tinnitus Aurium, a certain Buzzing or tingling in the Ears.]
1843. R. J. Graves, Syst. Clin. Med., xiv. 170. On admission, he complained of headache, tinnitus aurium.
1879. St. Georges Hosp. Rep., IX. 649. The development of constitutional symptoms, such as tinnitus and slight deafness.