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umbo
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umbo
Of the pileus: A raised, conical to convex knob or mound on the center. Found op http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_U.htm
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umbo
[n] - a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=umbo
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umbo
The central protruding boss in a scutum. This was used in battle for thrusting into the faces and bodies of the enemy warriors Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Umbo
Shieldboss. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20764
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umbo
<otolaryngology> The area on the tympanic membrane where the malleus attaches. ... (27 Sep 1997) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?umbo
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umbo
noun a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=umbo
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umbo
(um´bo) Latin word meaning rounded elevation; a term used in anatomy. specifically, the slight projection at the center of the outer surface of the tympanic membrane. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Umbo
• (n.) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larvae of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear. • (n.) The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/umbo/
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umbo
(from the article `ear, human`) When the tympanic membrane absorbs sound waves, its central portion, the umbo, vibrates as a stiff cone, bending inward and outward. The greater the ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/u/5
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umbo
Type: Term Pronunciation: ŭm′bō, -bō-nis, -bō-nēs Definitions: 1. A projecting point of a surface. 2. Umbo of tympanic membrane. Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=95545
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umbo
Latin = the boss on the centre of a shield, umbo of tympanic membrane. Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?
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Umbo
[mycology] An umbo is a raised area in the center of a mushroom cap. Caps that possess this feature are called umbonate. Umbos that are sharply pointed are called acute, while those that are more rounded are broadly umbonate. If the umbo is elongated, it is cuspidate, and if the umbo is shar... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbo_(mycology)
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umbo
1) Boss on a shield 2) Convex shape 3) Convexity 4) Protuberance Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/umbo/1
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