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AMBE

\ˈamb], \ˈamb], \ˈa_m_b]\

Definitions of AMBE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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am'b[=e], n. an old mechanical contrivance, ascribed to Hippocrates, for reducing dislocations of the shoulder. [Gr. amb[=e], Ionic for amb[=o]n, a ridge.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

A superficial eminence on a bone. Also, an old surgical machine for reducing dislocations of the shoulder; the invention of which is ascribed to Hippocrates. It is no longer used.-Hippocrates, Scultetus. See Crista.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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