adjective.
Of, relating to, or resembling a navel or an umbilical cord.
adjective.
Located near the central area of the abdomen.
noun.
An umbilical cord.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to the umbilicus; umbilic; umphalic.
Formed or placed like a navel; navel-shaped; central.
Connected through the female line of descent.
In botany, same as funicle, 4.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord; umbilic.
adjective.
Pertaining to the center; central.
adjective.
The little stem by which the seeds are attached to the placenta; -- called also funicular cord.
adjective.
hernia of the bowels at the umbilicus.
adjective.
an umbilicus. See Umbilicus, 5.
adjective.
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.
adjective.
a saccular appendage of the developing embryo, containing the nutritive and unsegmented part of the ovum; the yolk sac. See Illust. in Appendix.
adjective.
Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
noun.
A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft or the like.
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adjective.
relating to or resembling the umbilicus
noun.
membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
Word Usage
"_ -- In the treatment of umbilical hernia it should be remembered that congenital hernias are often removed with age, but probably congenital _umbilical hernias_ less frequently than others."