umbilical
pronunciation
How to pronounce umbilical in British English:
UK [ʌmˈbɪlɪkl]
How to pronounce umbilical in American English:
US [ʌmˈbɪlɪkl]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or resembling the umbilicus
Word Origin
- umbilical
- umbilical: [16] Umbilical was borrowed from medieval Latin umbilīcālis, a derivative of Latin umbilīcus ‘navel’. This went back ultimately to the Indo-European base *onobh-, a variant of which, *nobh-, produced English navel [OE].=> navel
- umbilical (adj.)
- "pertaining to the navel," 1540s, from Medieval Latin umbilicalis "of the navel," from Latin umbilicus "navel" (see umbilicus). Umbilical cord attested by 1753 (the native term is navel string).
Example
- 1. The photo shows a newborn , its umbilical cord still attached , whose tiny body is fully blackened .
- 2. Value of ultrasound in umbilical exudation in infant .
- 3. Umbilical cord blood stem cell transplantation benefits for treating various diseases in clinic .
- 4. Methods : tension-free hernia repair with synthetic mesh and prefix plug was performed on patients with inguinal , umbilical or incisional hernias .
- 5. Along this stretch the road 's purpose becomes more political : creating a symbolic umbilical cord linking the capital with far-flung ethnic groups .