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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
umbilical \umbil"ical\, a. cf. f. ombilical. see umbilic,
n.
1. anat. of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical
cord; umbilic.
1913 webster
2. pertaining to the center; central. r. --defoe.
1913 webster
umbilical cord.
a anat. the cord which connects the fetus with the
placenta, and contains the arteries and the vein
through which blood circulates between the fetus and
the placenta; the navel-string.
b bot. the little stem by which the seeds are attached
to the placenta; -- called also funicular cord.
umbilical hernia med., hernia of the bowels at the
umbilicus.
umbilical point geom., an umbilicus. see umbilicus, 5.
umbilical region anat., the middle region of the abdomen,
bounded above by the epigastric region, below by the
hypogastric region, and on the sides by the lumbar
regions.
umbilical vesicle anat., a saccular appendage of the
developing embryo, containing the nutritive and
unsegmented part of the ovum; the yolk sac. see illust. in
appendix.
1913 webster umbilicate
see also:
umbilic umbilical cord funicular cord umbilical hernia umbilical point umbilicus
umbilical region umbilical vesicle
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
umbilical
adj : relating to or resembling the umbilicus; "umbilical cord"
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