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Definition of Umbilicus - 5 dictionary results

um⋅bil⋅i⋅cus

  [uhm-bil-i-kuhs, uhm-buh-lahy-kuhs]
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–noun, plural -bil⋅i⋅ci  [-bil-uh-sahy, -buh-lahy-sahy] .
1. Anatomy. the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel.
2. Botany, Zoology. a navellike formation, as the hilum of a seed.
Origin:
1605–15; < L umbilīcus navel, middle, center; see navel
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na·vel   (nā'vəl)   
n.  

  1. The mark on the surface of the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached during gestation. Also called umbilicus.

  2. A central point; a middle.


[Middle English, from Old English nafela; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.]
um·bil·i·cus   (ŭm-bĭl'ĭ-kəs, ŭm'bə-lī'kəs)   
n.   pl. um·bil·i·ci (-sī')

  1. See navel.

  2. Biology A small opening or depression similar to a navel, as the hollow at the base of the shell of some gastropod mollusks, one of the openings in the shaft of a feather, or the hilum of a seed.


[Latin umbilīcus; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: um·bi·li·cus
Pronunciation: "&m-'bil-i-k&s, "&m-b&-'lI-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural um·bi·li·ci /"&m-'bil-&-"kI, -"kE; "&m-b&-'lI-"kI, -"sI/ or um·bi·li·cus·es
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umbilicus um·bil·i·cus (ŭm-bĭl'ĭ-kəs, ŭm'bə-lī'kəs)
n. pl um·bil·i·ci (-sī')
See navel.

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