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umbilicus definition

um·bili·cus (um bil′i kəs, um′bi lī′kəs)

noun pl. umbilici -·ci′ (-sī′)

  1. navel
  2. a navel-like depression, as the hilum of a seed

Etymology: L, navel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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