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Definition of Umbilicel
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of, or relating to the navel (= umbilicus) or the umbilical cord
- (aerospace) an umbilical cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft etc
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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