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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta [syn: umbilical cord, umbilical]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1753 1. a. a cord arising from the navel that connects the fetus with the placenta and through which respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes pass b. yolk stalk 2. a tethering or supply line (as for an astronaut outside a spacecraft or a diver underwater) 3. a necessary, supportive, or nurturing link or connection

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Umbilical Um*bil"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. ombilical. See Umbilic, n.] 1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord; umbilic. 2. Pertaining to the center; central. [R.] --De Foe. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(umbilical cords) The umbilical cord is the tube that connects an unborn baby to its mother, through which it receives oxygen and food. N-COUNT: usu sing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

Navel-string.