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Umbo

Umbo Meaning & Definition
Umbo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Umbo?

[n] a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum

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See Also | convex shape | convexity | eardrum | myringa | tympanic membrane | tympanum

Umbo In Webster's Dictionary

\Um"bo\, n.; pl. L. {Umbones}, E. {Umbos}. [L.] 1. The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. 2. A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larv[ae] of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear. 3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the lateral prominence just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.

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