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um⋅bil⋅i⋅cal

  [uhm-bil-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining 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, esp. 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.
–noun
5. umbilical cord.
Origin:
1535–45; < ML umbilīcālis, equiv. to L umbilīc(us) (see umbilicus ) + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
um⋅bil⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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um·bil·i·cal   (ŭm-bĭl'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a navel or an umbilical cord.

  2. Located near the central area of the abdomen.

n.   Aerospace
An umbilical cord.
um·bil'i·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

umbilical 
"pertaining to the navel," 1541, from M.L. umbilicalis "of the navel," from L. umbilicus "navel," from PIE *onobh- (source of Gk. omphalos and related to *nobh, source of navel). First record of umbilical cord is from 1753. Umbilicus for "navel" is attested from 1693 but mostly is confined to medical writing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: um·bil·i·cal
Pronunciation: "&m-'bil-i-k&l also "&m-b&-'lI-k&l
Function: adjective
1 : of,relating to, or used at the navel <umbilical infection>
2 : of or relating to the central abdominal region that is situated between the right and left lumbar regionsand between the epigastric region above and the hypogastric region below
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

umbilical um·bil·i·cal (ŭm-bĭl'ĭ-kəl)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to the navel.

  2. Relating to the umbilical region of the abdomen.

um·bil'i·cal·ly adv.

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