Um-bil'ic1, n.
n. [Lat. umbilicus, Gr. ὀμφαλός, It. umbilico, ombelico, bellico, bilico, Sp. ombligo, Pg. umbigo, embigo, Pr. ombelic, umbelic, umbrilh, Fr. ombilic, nombril.] The navel; the center. [Obs.]
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Umbilic
Um-bil'ic or Um-bil'ic-al2, a.
a. [See supra.] Of, or pertaining to, the navel; as, umbilical vessels; umbilical region.
Umbilical arteries (Anat.), certain arteries which exist only in the fetus, conveying a part of the blood sent to the fetus by the umbilical vein to the placenta. Their office ceases when respiration is established.—Umbilical cord. (a.) (Anat.) A cord-like substance which extends from the placenta to the navel of the fetus. (b.) (Bot.) The little stem by which the seeds are attached to the pericarp;—called also funicular cord.—Umbilical hernia, hernia of the bowels at the umbilicus.—Umbilical point (Geom.), an umbilicus. See UMBILICUS, 5.—Umbilical region (Anat.), the middle region of the abdomen, in which the navel is placed.—Umbilical ring, a fibrous ring which surrounds the aperture of the navel. Dunglison.—Umbilical vein, a vein connecting the placenta with the liver of the fetus, to which it conveys the blood necessary for its nutrition.