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umbilical

adjective

  1. of or like an umbilicus, or navel, or an umbilical cord
  2. situated at or near the navel; central to the abdomen
  3. linked together by or as if by an umbilical cord

noun

  1. a flexible, detachable cable serving as a tether or supplying oxygen, electric power, etc. as to an astronaut or aquanaut
  2. any detachable cables, hoses, etc. connected to a rocket, etc. on its launch pad

See umbilical in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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