umbilicate


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um·bil·i·cate

, umbilicated (ŭm-bil'i-kāt, -kāt-ed),
Of navel shape; pitlike; dimpled.
[L. umbilicatus]

umbilicate

(ŭm-bĭl′ĭ-kĭt) also

umbilicated

(-kā′tĭd)
adj.
1. Having a central mark or depression resembling a navel.
2. Having a navel.
um·bil′i·ca′tion n.

um·bil·i·cate

, umbilicated (ŭm-bil'i-kāt, -kāt-ĕd)
Of navel shape; pitlike; dimpled.
[L. umbilicatus]

umbilicate

(ŭm-bĭl′ĭ-kāt) [L. umbilicatus, dimpled]
Dimpled, pitted, or shaped like a navel. Said of the appearance of certain rashes, such as molluscum contagiosum.umbilicated, adjective
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