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AUDIPHONE
Noun
audiphone (plural audiphones)
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
Synonyms
• dentiphone
Source: Wiktionary
Au"di*phone, n. Etym: [L. audire to hear + Gr.
Definition: An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly; a dentiphone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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