Umbilical cord Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
    umbilical.

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Definitions
  1. . (a) (Anat.) The cord which connects the fetus with the placenta, and contains the arteries and the vein through which blood circulates between the fetus and the placenta; the navel-string. (b) (Bot.) The little stem by which the seeds are attached to the placenta; called also funicular cord.

Webster 1913