Umbilical cord Common

Umbilical cord has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta

umbilical cord umbilical

The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.

See Also

transport lotus birth pseudoumbilical flexible outside funiculus communication omphalos

Related Terms

transport lotus birth pseudoumbilical flexible outside funiculus communication omphalos omphalotomy funisitis umbilical wharton's jelly placenta liftoff overattachment funicular overdependence transumbilical pubs navel string

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

duct funiculus fetal membrane

Rhyming Words

ord gord tord lord kord ford mord sord cord nord word bord fiord fjord soord dword chord noord exord oword

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