Umbilical Definition

ŭm-bĭlĭ-kəl
adjective
Of or like an umbilicus, or navel, or an umbilical cord.
Webster's New World
Situated at or near the navel; central to the abdomen.
Webster's New World
Linked together by or as if by an umbilical cord.
Webster's New World
noun
An umbilical cord.
American Heritage
A flexible, detachable cable serving as a tether or supplying oxygen, electric power, etc. as to an astronaut or aquanaut.
Webster's New World
Any detachable cables, hoses, etc. connected to a rocket, etc. on its launch pad.
Webster's New World

(astronautics) A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft or the like.

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Other Word Forms of Umbilical

Noun

Singular:
umbilical
Plural:
umbilicals

Origin of Umbilical

  • From Latin umbilicus (“navel").

    From Wiktionary

Umbilical Sentence Examples

  • In other places the name of the child's god was declared when the umbilical cord was severed.

  • You don't cut off the umbilical chord to the weekly pay check.

  • Be sure you fold the diaper underneath a newborn's umbilical cord.

  • The most common are direct inguinal hernias, indirect inguinal hernias, and umbilical hernias.

  • The classification into epithelial organs, connective tissues, and the more specialized muscle and nerve, was largely due to him; and he proved the presence of neuroglia in the brain and spinal cord, discovered crystalline haematoidine, and made out the structure of the umbilical cord.

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