Associations to the word «Umbilical»
Noun
- Diver
- Hose
- Docking
- Tubing
- Rib
- Cable
- Stem
- Diving
- Tube
- Cord
- Valve
- Gas
- Fetus
- Catheter
- Cell
- Uterus
- Whorl
- Artery
- Mooring
- Periphery
- Suture
- Marrow
- Vein
- Midwife
- Transplantation
- Ligament
- Connection
- Shriek
- Embryo
- Transplant
- Keel
- Starship
- Abdomen
- Vagina
- Ultrasound
- Anesthesia
- Stump
- Womb
- Sac
- Baby
- Childbirth
- Lobe
- Dock
- Rack
- Incision
- Bladder
- Hatch
- Nourishment
- Infant
- Shreveport
- Nutrient
- Aperture
- Compartment
- Defect
- Wharton
- Abnormality
- Suit
- Clamp
- Blood
- Pump
- Vesicle
- Insertion
- Attache
- Pregnancy
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
UMBILICAL, adjective. Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
UMBILICAL, noun. (astronautics) A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft or the like.
UMBILICAL CORD, noun. (anatomy) The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; which transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.
UMBILICAL CORD, noun. (aerospace) The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and communications when outside a spacecraft
UMBILICAL CORD, noun. (aerospace) any of the various lines connecting a rocket to its launch pad before liftoff
UMBILICAL CORD, noun. (figurative) Over-dependence on or over-attachment to one's parents or guardians.
UMBILICAL HERNIA, noun. (pathology) A hernia at the site of the umbilicus (navel).
UMBILICAL HERNIAS, noun. Plural of umbilical hernia
Dictionary definition
UMBILICAL, noun. Membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta.
UMBILICAL, adjective. Relating to or resembling the umbilicus; "umbilical cord".
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