osteophone

English

Etymology

From osteo- +‎ -phone.

Noun

osteophone (plural osteophones)

1. An 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.

   Synonym: BAHA

See also

• bone conduction

References

• “osteophone”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.