audiphone

 [aw-duh-fohn]  

au·di·phone

   [aw-duh-fohn]
noun Medicine/Medical.
a kind of diaphragm held against the upper teeth to assist hearing by transmitting sound vibrations to the auditory nerve.
Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; audi(o)- + -phone, modeled on telephone
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Audiphone is always a great word to know.
So is femur. Does it mean:
the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.
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audiphone (ˈɔːdɪˌfəʊn)
 
—n
a type of hearing aid consisting of a diaphragm that, when placed against the upper teeth, conveys sound vibrations to the inner ear

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