A developing embryo connects to the placenta via the umbilical cord.
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Umbilical
//ʌmˈbɪ.lɪ.kəl//
Synonyms for "umbilical" (10 found)
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15 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 19 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- سُرِّيّ adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Armenian
1 entries- պորտային adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Catalan
1 entries- umbilical adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Czech
1 entries- pupeční adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Esperanto
1 entries- umbilika adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Finnish
1 entries- napanuora adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
French
1 entries- ombilical adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Galician
1 entries- umbilical adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Greek
2 entries- ομφάλιος adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
- ομφαλικός adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Ido
1 entries- umbilikala adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Italian
1 entries- ombelicale adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Latin
1 entries- umbilīcāris adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Macedonian
1 entries- папочен adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Polish
3 entries- pępkowaty adj (of a differential curve)
- pępkowy adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
- pępek noun (aerospace: cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, etc)
Portuguese
1 entries- umbilical adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Russian
3 entries- пупови́нный adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
- страховочный трос noun (aerospace: cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, etc)
- фал noun (aerospace: cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, etc)
Spanish
2 entries- umbílica adj (of a differential curve)
- umbílico adj (of a differential curve)
Tagalog
2 entries- pampusod adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
- pusurin adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Ukrainian
1 entries- пупко́вий adj (of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
He cut the umbilical cord using a pair of scissors.
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The umbilical cord develops by the fifth week of embryonic development, replacing the yolk sac as the embryo's nutrient source.
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The umbilical cord contains Wharton's jelly, a gelatinous substance which protects the blood vessels inside and acts as a mucous connective tissue.
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