Umbilical+cord
51cord — [ kɔrd ] noun * 1. ) count an electrical wire that connects a machine to the main supply of electricity 2. ) count or uncount strong thick string: a length of cord Tie it with a nylon cord. a ) gold string that is used as decoration on uniforms… …
52umbilical artery — n either of a pair of arteries that arise from the hypogastric arteries of the mammalian fetus and pass through the umbilical cord to the placenta to which they carry the deoxygenated blood from the fetus * * * arteria umbilicalis …
53umbilical — (adj.) pertaining to the navel, 1540s, from M.L. umbilicalis of the navel, from L. umbilicus navel (see UMBILICUS (Cf. umbilicus)). Umbilical cord attested by 1753 (the native term is navel string) …
54umbilical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or affecting the navel or umbilical cord. DERIVATIVES umbilically adverb …
55Cord compression — may refer to: Spinal cord compression Umbilical cord compression This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point direc …
56Cord blood bank — A cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood for future use. Both private and public cord blood banks have developed since the mid to late 1990s in response to the potential for cord blood transplants in treating diseases of… …
57Umbilical artery — Artery: Umbilical artery Fetal circulation; the umbilical vein is the large, red vessel at the far left. The umbilical arteries are purple and wrap around the umbilical vein …
58Cord — Short and informal reference to the spinal cord, the major column of nerve tissue that is connected to the brain, lies within the vertebral canal, and from which the spinal nerves emerge. The spinal cord and the brain constitute the central… …
59Umbilical vein — Infobox Vein Name = Umbilical vein Latin = vena umbilicalis GraySubject = 135 GrayPage = 519 Caption = Fetal circulation; the umbilical vein is the large, red vessel at the far left. Caption2 = Human embryo about fifteen days old. Brain and heart …
60umbilical — umbilically, adv. /um bil i keuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an umbilicus or umbilical cord. 2. joined together by or as if by an umbilical cord; heavily dependent in a close relationship. 3. adjacent to or located near the …
