1) Beak of a bivalve shell 2) Boss of a shield 3) Boss on a shield 4) Boss or knob 5) Central knob of a shield 6) Convex shape 7) Convexity 8) Escutcheon boss 9) Part of a shield 10) Protuberance 11) Shield boss 12) Shield feature 13) Shield knob 14) Shield protuberance 15) Spiked shield boss 16) The beak of a bivalve shell
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[bivalve] The umbo (plural umbones or umbos)is the vaguely defined, often most prominent, highest part of each valve of the shell of a bivalve or univalve mollusk. It usually contains the valve`s beak, the oldest point of the valve, and its degree of prominence and its position relative to the hinge line are sometimes helpful in distinguish...
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[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 sharply delineated but not elongated (somewhat resembl...
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central knob or boss of a shield
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Of the pileus: A raised, conical to convex knob or mound on the center.
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• (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 sharp spike. • (n.) One of the lateral promi...
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(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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Shieldboss.
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<otolaryngology> The area on the tympanic membrane where the malleus attaches. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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(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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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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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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[
n] - a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
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noun a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
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Latin = the boss on the centre of a shield, umbo of tympanic membrane.
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a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield. · any similar boss or protuberance. · the beak of a bivalve shell; the protuberance of each valve above the hinge. · the depressed area on the outer surface of the tympanic membrane. · a blunt or rounded protuberance arising from a surface, as on a pine cone scale...
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