Steman's has presbyacusis as the preferred spelling,
Posted By: pc on 2008-07-15
In Reply to: presbycusis versus presbyacusis - DMc
Subject: Steman's has presbyacusis as the preferred spelling,
but presbycusis is the same thing.
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