Umbilical+cord

  • 21umbilical cord blood — Blood from the umbilical cord of a newborn baby. This blood contains high concentrations of stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop) …

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  • 22umbilical cord — /ʌmˈbɪləkəl kɔd/ (say um biluhkuhl kawd), /ʌmbəˈlaɪkəl/ (say umbuh luykuhl) noun 1. Anatomy a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or foetus with the placenta of the mother, and transmitting nourishment from the mother. 2. Also, umbilical… …

  • 23umbilical cord — noun membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta • Syn: ↑umbilical • Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel, ↑funiculus, ↑fetal membrane …

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  • 24umbilical cord — noun Date: 1753 1. a. a cord arising from the navel that connects the fetus with the placenta and through which respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes pass b. yolk stalk 2. a tethering or supply line (as for an astronaut outside a spacecraft or …

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  • 25umbilical cord — noun 1》 a flexible cord like structure containing blood vessels, attaching a fetus to the placenta during gestation. 2》 a flexible cable, pipe, or other line carrying essential services or supplies …

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  • 26umbilical cord — umbil′ical cord n. 1) dvl a cordlike structure connecting the fetus with the placenta during pregnancy, conveying nourishment from the mother and removing wastes 2) elm rkt a disconnectable cable or connection for servicing, operating, or testing …

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  • 27umbilical cord — The cord which connects the body of the mother with that or the unborn child, and through which the blood circulation of the mother passes into the body of the child …

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  • 28Umbilical cord tomb of Taejo of Joeseon Dynasty — Taejo of Joseon and his son JeongJong s Umbilical cords are buried in Maninsan, Geumsan, South Chungcheong province, Korea …

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  • 29umbilical cord — noun a) The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; which transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste. b) (aerospace) The …

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  • 30umbilical cord — Navel string …

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