Osteophone

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAn instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing.

Synonyms

otosteal otic bone osteotome earbone stethoscope ossicle osteotechnics stapes anvil osteoconductor auscultoscope osteoclast

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