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umbilicus

[ uhm-bil-i-kuhs, uhm-buh-lahy-kuhs ]

noun

plural umbilici
  1. Anatomy. the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel.
  2. Botany, Zoology. a navellike formation, as the hilum of a seed.


umbilicus

/ ʌmˈbɪlɪˌfɔːm; ˌʌmbɪˈlaɪkəs; ʌmˈbɪlɪkəs /

noun

  1. biology a hollow or navel-like structure, such as the cavity at the base of a gastropod shell
  2. anatomy a technical name for the navel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • umbiliform, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of umbilicus1

1605–15; < Latin ܳīܲ navel, middle, center; navel
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of umbilicus1

C18: from Latin: navel, centre; compare Latin ܳō shield boss, Greek omphalos navel
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Example Sentences

When one falls in love with a patient who is a famous actor, the umbilicus that had sustained them all their lives is pierced for the first time.

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It was his and his alone, an incandescent umbilicus connecting this seven-year-old boy to the firmament.

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Australia will colonize the islands to its north and connect by some isthmian umbilicus to Asia.

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The surgeons began by making incisions above the umbilicus and beneath the left and right sides of the rib cage.

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The small skiffs, each provisioned with gas, net, cooler, and life jackets, form a bobbing line against the early dawn sky, an umbilicus connecting our ship to the sea.

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