Umbilical artery
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.
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- Umbilical-hernia
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- 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.
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umbilical region n. The middle region of the abdomen centered around the navel.
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umbilical ring n. An opening in the abdominal wall through which the umbilical cord passes and meets the fetus.