Usage Note
Hörsinn is the sense of hearing as a faculty. Often used alongside Sehsinn, Geruchssinn etc. in educational lists of the senses. More common in school biology and popular science writing than in clinical ENT.
Examples
"Säuglinge entwickeln ihren Hörsinn bereits im Mutterleib."
Natural Translation
Infants develop their sense of hearing already in the womb.
Literal Translation
Infants develop their hearing-sense already in the mother's womb.
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