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UMBO OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
The projection on the inner surface of the tympanicmembrane at the end of the manubrium of the malleus; this corresponds to the most depressedpoint of the membrane, viewed laterally, that is commonly called the umbo.
Synonym: umbo membranae tympani, umbo.