umbilicus
pronunciation
How to pronounce umbilicus in British English:
UK [ʌmˈbɪlɪkəs]
How to pronounce umbilicus in American English:
US [ʌm'bɪlɪkəs]
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- Noun:
- scar where the umbilical cord was attached
Word Origin
- umbilicus (n.)
- "navel," 1610s, from Latin umbilicus "the navel," also "the center" of anything, from PIE *ombh-alo-, suffixed variant form of root *(o)nobh- "navel" (see navel). In English, mostly confined to medical writing. Latin umbilicus is source of Spanish ombligo as well as Old French lombril, literally "the navel," from l'ombril, which by dissimilation became Modern French nombril (12c.).
Example
- 1. Conclusion the umbilicus needling therapy and umbilicus diagnosis are new diagnostic and therapeutic methods .
- 2. Umbilicus infection after resection of gall bladder under laparoscopy : an analysis and prevention .
- 3. The use of combined spinal and epidural anesthesta in patients undergoing operation below the umbilicus .
- 4. A midline , extraperitoneal , lower abdominal incision is made extending from the pubis to the umbilicus .
- 5. The effect of lps on the permeability of human umbilicus vein endothelial cells ( huvecs ) monolayer in vitro .