| ombre | A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons. "When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free, And, joined to two, he fails not to make three." (Young) Origin: F. Hombre, fr. Sp. Hombre, lit, a man, fr. L. Homo. See Human. <zoology> A large Mediterranean food fish (Umbrina cirrhosa): Synonym: umbra, and umbrine. Origin: F, of uncertain origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Ombredanne | Louis, French surgeon, 1871-1956. See: Ombredanne operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ombredanne operation | A technique whereby the mobilised testis is brought down into the scrotum and through the scrotal septum, to be affixed to the tissues in the contralateral scrotal pouch. Synonym: transseptal orchiopexy. (05 Mar 2000) |