Word: osteophone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: os
te
o
phone
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: osteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone
Affix: -phone
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A device that makes a sound.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: sound