navel cord

  • 11navel — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nafela; akin to Old High German nabalo navel, Latin umbilicus, Greek omphalos Date: before 12th century 1. a depression in the middle of the abdomen that marks the point of former attachment of the …

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  • 12navel-string — naˈvel string noun The umbilical cord • • • Main Entry: ↑navel …

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  • 13navel — noun /ˈneɪvəl/ The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. Syn: belly button, umbilicus See Also …

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  • 14navel — na·vel || neɪvl n. small dimple in the abdomen where the umbilical cord was once attached to the placenta; belly button (Informal); center …

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  • 15navel — noun 1》 a rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person s belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus. 2》 the central point of a place. Origin OE nafela, of Gmc origin …

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  • 16navel-string — n. Umbilical cord …

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  • 17navel — na•vel [[t]ˈneɪ vəl[/t]] n. 1) cvb anat. the depression in the surface of the abdomen where the umbilical cord was connected with the fetus; umbilicus 2) the central point of any thing or place • Etymology: bef. 900; OE nafela, c. OHGnabalo, ON… …

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  • 18navel ill — noun : a serious septicemia of newborn animals caused by pus producing bacteria entering the body through the umbilical cord or opening and typically marked by joint inflammation or arthritis accompanied by generalized pyemia, rapid debilitation …

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  • 19navel string — noun : umbilical cord …

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  • 20umbilical cord — Navel string Na vel string , n. The {umbilical cord}. [1913 Webster] …

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