Um*bil"ic*al (?), a.
[Cf. F. ombilical. See Umbilic, n.]
1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord; umbilic.
2.
Pertaining to the center; central. [R.] De Foe.
Umbilical
cord. (a)
(Anat.) The cord which connects the fetus with the placenta, and contains the arteries and the vein
through which blood circulates between the fetus and
the placenta; the navel-string. (b)
(Bot.) The little stem by which the
seeds are attached to the placenta; -- called also funicular cord. -- Umbilical hernia
(Med.), hernia of the bowels at the umbilicus. -- Umbilical point
(Geom.), an umbilicus. See Umbilicus, 5. -- Umbilical region
(Anat.), the middle
region of the abdomen, bounded above by the
epigastric region, below by the
hypogastric region, and on the sides
by the lumbar regions. -- Umbilical vesicle
(Anat.), a saccular
appendage of the developing embryo, containing
the nutritive and unsegmented part of the ovum; the yolk sac.
See Illust. in Appendix.
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