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Umbilical cord   /əmbˈɪlɪkəl kɔrd/   Listen
Umbilical cord

noun
1.
Membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta.  Synonym: umbilical.






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"Umbilical cord" Quotes from Famous Books



... and there's no longer the artificial distinction imposed by race, color or creed. War is a thing of the past. Best of all, the old-fashioned 'home-life,' with all of its unhealthy emotional ties, is being replaced by sensible conditioning when a child reaches school age. The umbilical cord is no longer a permanent leash, a strangler's noose, or a silver-plated life-line stretching ...
— This Crowded Earth • Robert Bloch



Words linked to "Umbilical cord" :   fetal membrane, foetus, vena umbilicalis, fertilized egg, duct, channel, embryo, funiculus, epithelial duct, canal, fetus, conceptus, umbilical vein, umbilical



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