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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