Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.

    пупови́нныйpupovínnyj

    пупко́вийpupkóvyj

    relating to or resembling the umbilicus

  2. (not comparable)Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.

Examples

14 sentences
  1. The human umbilical cord has one umbilical vein.

  2. I'm the one who cut her umbilical cord.

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  3. He cut the umbilical cord using a pair of scissors.

    ruОн разре́зал ножницами пуповину. — soweli_Elepanto

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  4. Blood flow through the umbilical cord increases significantly throughout gestation.

  5. A developing embryo connects to the placenta via the umbilical cord.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord:
Русский
By meaning 1
of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord:

Origin

From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al.

From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al.

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