Umbilico-

//ʌmˈbɪlɨkoʊ-// prefix

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Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the umbilicus (navel). morpheme

    "umbilicoplacental"

Synonyms

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Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from a New Latin combining form, from Classical Latin umbilicus; compare also the synonymous prefix at omphalo- § Etymology; as explained at ὀμφαλός § Etymology, all of these words are cognates ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root.

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