Umbilical
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of an umbilicus or umbilical cord.
2.
joined together by or as if by an umbilical cord; heavily dependent in a close relationship.
3.
adjacent to or located near the navel; central to the abdomen:
the umbilical region.
4.
serving as or containing a conduit through which power is transferred, especially to a unit that will be or is designed to be ultimately self-sufficient or independent:
an umbilical cable for launching a rocket; an umbilical plug for starting jet engines.
noun
5.
umbilical cord.
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
umbilical um·bil·i·cal (ŭm-bĭl’ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the navel.
Relating to the umbilical region of the abdomen.
um·bil’i·cal·ly adv.
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umbilical artery n. Either of two arteries that before birth is a continuation of the common iliac artery and after birth partly forms the medial umbilical ligament and partly is reduced in size and gives off the superior vesical artery.
- Umbilical-cord
noun 1. Anatomy. a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or fetus with the placenta of the mother and transporting nourishment from the mother and wastes from the fetus. 2. any electrical, fuel, or other cable or connection for servicing, operating, or testing equipment, as in a rocket or missile, that is disconnected from the […]
- Umbilical-hernia
noun, Pathology. 1. a hernia of the umbilicus. umbilical hernia n. A hernia in which part of the intestine protrudes through the abdominal wall under the skin at the umbilicus. Also called exomphalos.
- Umbilical ligament
umbilical ligament n. The obliterated umbilical artery that persists as a fibrous cord passing upward alongside the bladder to the umbilicus; medial umbilical ligament. The remnant of the urachus that persists as a midline fibrous cord located between the apex of the bladder and the umbilicus; middle umbilical ligament.
- Umbilical region
umbilical region n. The middle region of the abdomen centered around the navel.