umbilical (redirected from umbilicals)

um·bil·i·cal  (m-bl-kl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or resembling a navel or an umbilical cord.

2. Located near the central area of the abdomen.

n. Aerospace

An umbilical cord.

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um·bili·cal·ly adv.

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umbilical [um-bill-ik-kl]

Adjective

of or like the navel or the umbilical cord

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	umbilical - membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta umbilical cord conceptus, fertilized egg, embryo - an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life fetus, foetus - an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" funiculus - any of several body structure resembling a cord fetal membrane - any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus umbilical vein, vena umbilicalis - a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus
Adj.	1.	umbilical - relating to or resembling the umbilicus; "umbilical cord"

Translations

umbilical [ʌmbɪˈlaɪkl] adj umbilical cord → cordon ombilical

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umbilical [ʌmˈbɪlɪkl] adj umbilical cord → cordone m ombelicale