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Synonyms for umbilical
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uhm-bil-i-kuh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ʌmˈbɪl ɪ kəl |
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Définition of umbilical
Origin :- "pertaining to the navel," 1540s, from Medieval Latin umbilicalis "of the navel," from Latin umbilicus "navel" (see umbilicus). Umbilical cord attested by 1753 (the native term is navel string).
- As in navel : adj of the navel
- As in central : adj main, principal; in the middle
- To this organ the growing foetus is moored by a species of cable, the Umbilical Cord.
- Extract from : « Sex » by Henry Stanton
- How the yolk-sack (umbilical vesicle) is formed is not clear.
- Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
- They are the Epigastrick, the Umbilical, and the Hypogastrick.
- Extract from : « The Compleat Surgeon, or the Whole Art of Surgery Explain'd in a Most Familiar Method » by Charles Gabriel Le Clerc
- Midwives differ on the point of the moment at which the umbilical cord should be severed.
- Extract from : « The Fijians » by Basil Thomson
- The somatic stalk together with its contents is known as the umbilical cord.
- Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
- Near the centre of the embryonic surface is implanted the umbilical cord.
- Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
- This cord is called the umbilical cord and connects the embryo with the upper part of the womb.
- Extract from : « Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction » by T. W. Shannon
- The growing fetus is connected with this vascular organ by means of a sort of cable, called the umbilical cord.
- Extract from : « Plain Facts for Old and Young » by John Harvey Kellogg
- The umbilical cord contains no nerves, as there is no nervous connection between the mother and the child.
- Extract from : « Plain Facts for Old and Young » by John Harvey Kellogg
- The pylorus is overlapped by a part of the liver, usually the lobus quadratus or the umbilical fissure.
- Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
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