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Umbo

noun
(pl. L. umbones, E. umbos)
1.
A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum.





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... Umbo Stetson, Orne's section chief, went back into his cruiser's "office" after a hospital flitter took pod and patient. There was an added droop to Stetson's shoulders that accentuated his usual slouching stance. ...
— Operation Haystack • Frank Patrick Herbert


Words linked to "Umbo" :   tympanum, myringa, tympanic membrane, convex shape, convexity, eardrum


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