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UMBO (umbones)
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Irregular inflected form: umbones
Dictionary entry overview: What does umbo mean?
• UMBO (noun)
The noun UMBO has 1 sense:
1. a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
Familiarity information: UMBO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("umbo" is a kind of...):
convex shape; convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)
Holonyms ("umbo" is a part of...):
eardrum; myringa; tympanic membrane; tympanum (the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound)
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