"Bone Conduction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Transmission of sound waves through vibration of bones in the SKULL to the inner ear (COCHLEA). By using bone conduction stimulation and by bypassing any OUTER EAR or MIDDLE EAR abnormalities, hearing thresholds of the cochlea can be determined. Bone conduction hearing differs from normal hearing which is based on air conduction stimulation via the EAR CANAL and the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.
| Descriptor ID |
D001844
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.816.263.500 G11.561.790.263.398
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| Concept/Terms |
Bone Conduction- Bone Conduction
- Conduction, Bone
- Bone Conduction Hearing
- Conduction Hearing, Bone
- Hearing, Bone Conduction
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