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umbo

UK/ˈʌm.bəʊ/ US/ˈʌm.boʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum

Origin

Borrowed from Latin umbō (“a shield boss”). Doublet of umbone.

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