Umbilical Cord Definition

ŭm-bĭlĭ-kəl
noun
A tough, cordlike structure connecting the navel of a fetus to the placenta and serving to supply nourishment to, and remove waste from, the fetus.
Webster's New World
Something likened to this structure; a source or means of support or sustenance.
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Umbilical.

Webster's New World
Any of various external electrical lines or fluid tubes that supply a rocket before launch.
American Heritage
The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and in some cases with communications while outside the spacecraft.
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Other Word Forms of Umbilical Cord

Noun

Singular:
umbilical cord
Plural:
umbilical cords

Umbilical Cord Sentence Examples

  • Who would have thought he would actually clip the umbilical cord?

  • The mortality and morbidity associated with umbilical cord prolapse.

  • It is still a long way from having cut completely the old umbilical cord.

  • A SHERIFF has condemned social workers who removed a newborn baby from her mother only minutes after the child's umbilical cord was cut.

  • A SHERIFF has condemned social workers who removed a newborn baby from her mother only minutes after the child 's umbilical cord was cut.

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UUMUMB

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DRDORD

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