AMBE

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For the speech coding standard, see AMBE

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

• This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
• Hooper, Robert. Lexicon medicum; a new medical dictionary. 1811.

External links

• [Hippocrates' written description of the tool and its use]

 

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