Look up: umbo

1. umbo
   Of the pileus: A raised, conical to convex knob or mound on the center.
   Found on http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary
   
   
2. umbo
   [n] - a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
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3. umbo
   The central protruding boss in a scutum. This was used in battle for thrusting into the faces and bodies of the enemy warriors
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4. Umbo
   Shieldboss.
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5. umbo
   <otolaryngology> The area on the tympanic membrane where the malleus attaches. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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6. umbo
   noun a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
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7. 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.
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8. 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...
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9. 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 ...
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10. umbo
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ŭm′bō, -bō-nis, -bō-nēs Definitions: 1. A projecting point of a surface. 2. Umbo of tympanic membrane.
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11. umbo
    Latin = the boss on the centre of a shield, umbo of tympanic membrane.
    Found on http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/