sensorineural
adjective/ˌsɛnsərɪˈnjʊərəl/
Frequency rank: #20,001 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
relating to the sensory nerves, especially hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve.
Example sentence
The audiologist diagnosed her hearing loss as sensorineural, caused by damage to the inner ear.