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Umbilicus

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umbilicus /um·bil·i·cus/ (um-bil´i-kus) [L.] the navel; the scar marking the site of attachment of the umbilical cord in the fetus.
um·bil·i·cus (m-bl-ks, mb-lks)
n. pl um·bil·i·ci (-s)
See navel.

Umbilicus
The navel.
Mentioned in: Appendectomy

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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