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umbilical

[ uhm-bil-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of an umbilicus or umbilical cord.
  2. joined together by or as if by an umbilical cord; heavily dependent in a close relationship.
  3. adjacent to or located near the navel; central to the abdomen:

    the umbilical region.

  4. serving as or containing a conduit through which power is transferred, especially to a unit that will be or is designed to be ultimately self-sufficient or independent:

    an umbilical cable for launching a rocket; an umbilical plug for starting jet engines.



umbilical

/ ʌmˈbɪlɪkəl; ˌʌmbɪˈlaɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling the umbilicus or the umbilical cord
  2. in the region of the umbilicus

    an umbilical hernia

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. short for umbilical cord
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • umˈbilically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • um·bili·cal·ly adverb
  • nonum·bili·cal adjective
  • postum·bili·cal adjective
  • subum·bili·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of umbilical1

1535–45; < Medieval Latin umbilīcālis, equivalent to Latin umbilīc ( us ) ( umbilicus ) + -ālis -al 1
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Example Sentences

“They didn’t even have basic supplies, like the scissors you would use to cut an umbilical cord. They were using a razor blade, you know?”

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Whole genome sequencing for affected families is now offered on the NHS and new parents are offered screening for 200 genetic disorders by testing the umbilical cord.

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As part of this new study, led by Genomics England, blood samples will be taken from babies' umbilical cords to help diagnose many more gene disorders, such as haemophilia and spinal muscular atrophy.

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Family Court documents stated Baby Elsa still had her umbilical cord, and doctors estimate she had been born only an hour before.

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The study revealed that a translocation between chromosome 7 and 12 was already present in some haematopoietic stem cells in the umbilical cord.

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