| NOUN | body | umbilical cord, umbilical | membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta |
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| Meaning | membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta. | |
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| Synonym | umbilical | |
| Part of | embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg | An animal organism in the early stages / stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life |
| fetus, foetus | An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages / stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | |
| Parts | umbilical vein, vena umbilicalis | A vein in the umbilical cord |
| Broader | duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel | A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance |
| fetal membrane | Any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus | |
| funiculus | Any of several body structure resembling a cord | |
| Spanish | cordón umbilical, cuerda umbilical, umbilical | |
| Catalan | cordó umbilical, umbilical | |
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