umbilicus /um·bil·i·cus/ (um-bil´ĭ-kus) [L.] the navel; the scar marking the site of attachment of the umbilical cord in the fetus.
Umbilicus
umbilicus
um·bil·i·cus ( m-b l -k s, m b-l ks)n. pl um·bil·i·ci (-s ) See navel. |
Umbilicus
The navel.
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umbilicus
[umbilī′kəs, umbil′ikəs]
Etymology: L, navel
the point on the abdomen at which the umbilical cord joined the fetal abdomen. In most adults it is marked by a depression. In some persons it is marked by a small protrusion of skin. It interrupts the linea alba about halfway between the infrasternal notch and the pubic symphysis. It is located at the level of the interspace of the third and the fourth lumbar vertebrae. Also called belly button, navel. umbilical, adj.
umbilicus
the scar marking the site of entry of the umbilical cord in the fetus; called also navel. It is usually only depressed in the human abdomen and is inconspicuous in most domestic species. In dogs it is a palpable knot advertised by a convergent whorl of hair.
feather umbilicus
see feather (1).
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