dentiphone

Questions

What does dentiphone mean?

An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.

Where does dentiphone come from?

From Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

How to pronounce dentiphone

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