骨こつ導どう

noun

bone conduction

Physiology term for the conduction of sound through the bones of the skull to the inner ear. Often contrasted with 気導 (air conduction).

See also: 骨伝導

• 骨こつ導どう補ほ聴ちょう器きは、音おとを頭ず蓋がい骨こつの振しん動どうとして内ない耳じに伝つたえる。

  A bone conduction hearing aid transmits sound to the inner ear as vibrations of the skull.