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Umbilical

see synonyms of umbilical

Noun

1. umbilical, umbilical cord

membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta

Adjective

2. umbilical

relating to or resembling the umbilicus

Example Sentences:
'umbilical cord'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Umbilical

see synonyms of umbilical
adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or resembling the umbilicus or the umbilical cord
2. 
in the region of the umbilicus
an umbilical hernia
noun
3.  short for umbilical cord

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Umbilical

see synonyms of umbilical
adjective
1. 
of or like an umbilicus, or navel, or an umbilical cord
2. 
situated at or near the navel; central to the abdomen
3. 
linked together by or as if by an umbilical cord
noun US
4. 
a flexible, detachable cable serving as a tether or supplying oxygen, electric power, etc. as to an astronaut or aquanaut
5. 
any detachable cables, hoses, etc. connected to a rocket, etc. on its launch pad

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Umbilical

see synonyms of umbilical
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling a navel or an umbilical cord.
2. Located near the central area of the abdomen.
n.
Aerospace
An umbilical cord.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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