umbilicus
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9.3
- noun
- /ʌmˈbɪlɪkəs/
- Specialized
:
ombligo
- Vitellointestinal fistula is formed if a direct communication between the umbilicus and intestine persists.
Examples
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An infant's umbilicus usually falls off within the first few weeks after birth.
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The abdominal region has been accentuated by the prominent umbilicus, surrounded by elaborate scarification patterns.
Academic text (2008) -
A dark ring of crusted blood had formed around the white tube at her umbilicus.
Fiction book (1995) -
The skin and umbilicus are the first sites of contamination, which then spread to the nose and nasopharynx.
Academic text (2010) -
An eight-year-old child presented to the hospital with a history of mucopurulent discharge from the umbilicus.
Academic text (2007) -
The doctor explained that the umbilicus is the scar where the umbilical cord was once attached.
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After the surgery, the nurse checked the patient's umbilicus for any signs of infection.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small round mark on the stomach where the baby was attached before birth
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1.0
The small scar in the middle of the belly where you were joined to your mother before birth
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1.0
A small round mark in the middle of your stomach where the cord from your mother was attached
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9.9
The small scar on the belly where the umbilical cord was attached
A small round mark in the middle of the belly where the umbilical cord was attached
Compounds
- Specialized
A thin membrane in early mammal embryos that carries blood until the heart begins to beat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Umbilicus comes from Latin and means 'navel' or 'bellybutton'. Think of the umbilical cord that connected a baby to its mother; the umbilicus is the small, round scar left where that cord was attached, which is why the word means the bellybutton.