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An ambe, in anatomy, is a superficial jutting out of a bone.

Ambe is also the name of an old surgical instrument, made famous by Hippocrates, for reducing dislocations of the shoulder, so called because its extremity projects like the prominence of a rock.

References

  • Hooper, Robert (1811). Lexicon Medicum: A New Medical Dictionary.
Attribution

Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Ambe". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Vol. Alguazil–anagram (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al. p. 74.