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词汇 umbilical
释义 umbilical
adjective
uk /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl/ us /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl/
anatomy, medical specialized
relating to the umbilical cord (= the long tube that connects a baby before it is born to its mother's placenta):
Foetal blood drains towards the placenta through the umbilical arteries.
Resistance to placental flow was created by compression of both umbilical veins.
anatomy, medical specialized
relating to the area around the centre of the abdomen (= the lower part of the body):
Hernias may occur in the groin area or around the umbilical area.
Pain in lesions of the small intestine are localized, always in the umbilical region.
If one person or thing has an umbilical connection with another, it is very closely connected with it and often depends on it:
He was associated with the party's almost umbilical links with the trade union movement.
Entire careers of country artists have been founded on their music's umbilical connection to poor childhoods, picking cotton and hard drinking.
The best treatment is a transfer of stem cells found in the umbilical blood of a sibling.
With patients under general anaesthesia, all procedures were performed through a single umbilical incision.
It is never easy to sever umbilical ties, but we all have to grow up at some stage.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Sexual & reproductive organs
adnexa
amniotic
birth canal
cervical
cervix
cojones
corona radiata
foreskin
hymen
IU
labia majora
labia minora
labial
labii
testicular
testis
transplacental
transplacentally
tubal
uterine

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Obstetrics: pregnancy
The human torso
Connecting and combining
umbilical
noun[ C ]
uk /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl/ us /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪ.kəl/
anatomy, medical specialized
an umbilical cord (= the long tube that connects a baby before it is born to its mother's placenta):
Premature clamping of the umbilical should be avoided as it can result in brain damage.
a tube that carries something important, for example a tube carrying air to a diver under the sea:
All divers working in the North Sea use umbilicals.
The company makes umbilicals, tubes that protect and carry cables.
The bell is serviced through a main umbilical, but carries gas cylinders on the outside for emergencies.
At depth they feed out their umbilicals and swim to the work site.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Sexual & reproductive organs
adnexa
amniotic
birth canal
cervical
cervix
cojones
corona radiata
foreskin
hymen
IU
labia majora
labia minora
labial
labii
testicular
testis
transplacental
transplacentally
tubal
uterine

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Obstetrics: pregnancy
Connecting and combining
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