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Answer for the clue "Where the malleus attaches to the eardrum ", 4 letters:
umbo

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context biology English) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larvæ of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear. 2 (context zoology English) One ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
thumb|right|Cantharellula umbonata has an umbo. thumb|right|The cap of Psilocybe makarorae is acutely papillate. An umbo is a raised area in the center of a mushroom cap . Caps that possess this feature are called umbonate . Umbos that are sharply pointed ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Umbo \Um"bo\, n.; pl. L. Umbones , E. Umbos . [L.] The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum [also: umbones (pl)]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"boss of a shield," 1921, from Latin umbo "shield-boss, knob, projection."

Usage examples of umbo.

The edges were obtuse, the caps fleshy, then corky, smooth, the upper ends not regular, oblique in the form of an umbo or little knob, the pellicles or outside layers thin and easily separated.