Umbilical
adjective
Related to the umbilical cord or the belly button area.
The baby's umbilical cord was cut seconds after birth.
Often appears as...
- umbilical cord
- umbilical hernia
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A flexible tube for supplying whatever is necessary, like blood to a fetus or power to a spacesuit.
The astronaut was connected to the spacecraft via an umbilical.
Often appears as...
- umbilical connection
- attach the umbilical
adjective
Related to the umbilical cord or the belly button area.
The baby's umbilical cord was cut seconds after birth.
Often appears as...
- umbilical cord
- umbilical hernia
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A flexible tube for supplying whatever is necessary, like blood to a fetus or power to a spacesuit.
The astronaut was connected to the spacecraft via an umbilical.
Often appears as...
- umbilical connection
- attach the umbilical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used primarily in medical or biological discussions, often related to birth.
The surgeon repaired the infant's umbilical hernia.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
Can describe things resembling the belly button or cord's connection, not just the body part.
The umbilical design on the pottery was intricate.
Pro Tip 3/3Anatomy Focus
In human discussions, it refers to the belly button region or cord in anatomy.
She felt pain in her umbilical area.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used primarily in medical or biological discussions, often related to birth.
The surgeon repaired the infant's umbilical hernia.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
Can describe things resembling the belly button or cord's connection, not just the body part.
The umbilical design on the pottery was intricate.
Pro Tip 3/3Anatomy Focus
In human discussions, it refers to the belly button region or cord in anatomy.
She felt pain in her umbilical area.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used primarily in medical or biological discussions, often related to birth.
The surgeon repaired the infant's umbilical hernia.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
Can describe things resembling the belly button or cord's connection, not just the body part.
The umbilical design on the pottery was intricate.
Pro Tip 3/3Anatomy Focus
In human discussions, it refers to the belly button region or cord in anatomy.
She felt pain in her umbilical area.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 292 PIPE...
days old I would imagine this little one and an umbilical cord is starting to dry and also should be its sniffing around imagine what it must be like for this little one everything smells everything is new it's just all about investigating and trying to figure out its world now mom looks very impressed with her she's
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A simple birth kit for...
Lo and behold, they had the same reaction and more. The women said they would rather deliver on a floor than on a plastic sheet that smeared blood all over. They were absolutely right -- it would cause more infection. The thread provided was a highway to bacterial infection through the baby's umbilical cord,
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The three different ways...
attaches to the wall of the uterus to support the developing embryo. The placenta is what keeps the calf alive during pregnancy. Directly connected to the mother's blood supply, it funnels nutrients and oxygen straight into the calf's body via the umbilical cord,
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Tiny Orphan Baby Sloth...
Let's turn him over and look at his belly. So, his belly button, the umbilical cord is gone, but it's still inflamed. So, it looks like the umbilical cord came off very recently. -He's really gripping on though. -The last thing that goes is their grip.
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Best of Tiny Animals PIPE...
anything that's abnormal he looks good i don't see any wounds at all so that's good let's turn him over and look at his belly so his belly button the umbilical cord is gone but it's still inflamed so it looks like
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Caring for maternal...
massaging my stomach to help the uterus contract gently tugging at my umbilical cord finally the Midwife calls for backup my baby is taken from my arms and I'm lying there feeling vulnerable and
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These Adorable Baby...
round the urban monkeys life cycle is still timed so that babies are born in the season of Plenty while the baby seeks her nipple its mother severs the umbilical cord the baby's first visitor
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Avoiding an Oil Spill PIPE...
he gets his air through the yellow umbilical cord which mustn't get tangled I mean is a full of unknowns and divers go down and inside like a maze and that's the risk people can lose life
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
a kick the gospel air here we go mom's helping it up come on there we go little one it's very shaky it's very shaky on its legs look at the umbilical cord I have absolutely no
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David Doubilet &...
in the world of the harp seal. That's its umbilical there. A newborn. Three days old, with the mother in the back.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 292 PIPE...
days old I would imagine this little one and an umbilical cord is starting to dry and also should be its sniffing around imagine what it must be like for this little one everything smells everything is new it's just all about investigating and trying to figure out its world now mom looks very impressed with her she's
Video examples
A simple birth kit for...
Lo and behold, they had the same reaction and more. The women said they would rather deliver on a floor than on a plastic sheet that smeared blood all over. They were absolutely right -- it would cause more infection. The thread provided was a highway to bacterial infection through the baby's umbilical cord,
Video examples
The three different ways...
attaches to the wall of the uterus to support the developing embryo. The placenta is what keeps the calf alive during pregnancy. Directly connected to the mother's blood supply, it funnels nutrients and oxygen straight into the calf's body via the umbilical cord,
Video examples
Tiny Orphan Baby Sloth...
Let's turn him over and look at his belly. So, his belly button, the umbilical cord is gone, but it's still inflamed. So, it looks like the umbilical cord came off very recently. -He's really gripping on though. -The last thing that goes is their grip.
Video examples
Best of Tiny Animals PIPE...
anything that's abnormal he looks good i don't see any wounds at all so that's good let's turn him over and look at his belly so his belly button the umbilical cord is gone but it's still inflamed so it looks like
Video examples
Caring for maternal...
massaging my stomach to help the uterus contract gently tugging at my umbilical cord finally the Midwife calls for backup my baby is taken from my arms and I'm lying there feeling vulnerable and
Video examples
These Adorable Baby...
round the urban monkeys life cycle is still timed so that babies are born in the season of Plenty while the baby seeks her nipple its mother severs the umbilical cord the baby's first visitor
Video examples
Avoiding an Oil Spill PIPE...
he gets his air through the yellow umbilical cord which mustn't get tangled I mean is a full of unknowns and divers go down and inside like a maze and that's the risk people can lose life
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
a kick the gospel air here we go mom's helping it up come on there we go little one it's very shaky it's very shaky on its legs look at the umbilical cord I have absolutely no
Video examples
David Doubilet &...
in the world of the harp seal. That's its umbilical there. A newborn. Three days old, with the mother in the back.
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Quote examples
Montel Williams
American Entertainer
You can talk yourself into a good emotional state. I stop for a second, take a deep breath, and think about something that's beautiful. A beautiful thought for me is cutting the umbilical cord for my child. I can guarantee you that your emotional state will change.
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Matt Haig
British Novelist
Books are our umbilical cord to life. They connect us deeply, and with more meaning, to the world. They aren't about escaping from ourselves but expanding ourselves and finding within us the tools we need to survive.
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Joel Salatin
American Author
Our land-healing ministry really is about cultivating relationships: between the people, the loving stewards, and the ecology of a place, what I call the environmental umbilical that we're nurturing here.
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K. D. Lang
Canadian Musician
As a songwriter you have an umbilical cord to the song and it's hard to expand on your understanding of the lyrics. Whereas when you cover a song you can create your own reason why you're attached to it.
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Smriti Irani
Indian Politician
I have an ideological umbilical cord with the BJP... we are three-generation party supporters... my grandfather was a swayamsevak, my mother, a BJP booth activist.
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John Densmore
American Musician
We knew we were tight and good, but we didn't know we were going to be the band to help each generation cut its umbilical cord.
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Irwin Shaw
American Novelist
In the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from the writer and talk in their own voices.
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Eliot Engel
American Politician
I wholeheartedly support umbilical stem cell research, but also support embryonic stem cell research.
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Jermell Charlo
American Boxer
My father cut the umbilical cord for my son, because I wasn't actually there.
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Kirk Hammett
American Musician
My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head.
Quote examples
Montel Williams
American Entertainer
You can talk yourself into a good emotional state. I stop for a second, take a deep breath, and think about something that's beautiful. A beautiful thought for me is cutting the umbilical cord for my child. I can guarantee you that your emotional state will change.
Quote examples
Matt Haig
British Novelist
Books are our umbilical cord to life. They connect us deeply, and with more meaning, to the world. They aren't about escaping from ourselves but expanding ourselves and finding within us the tools we need to survive.
Quote examples
Joel Salatin
American Author
Our land-healing ministry really is about cultivating relationships: between the people, the loving stewards, and the ecology of a place, what I call the environmental umbilical that we're nurturing here.
Quote examples
K. D. Lang
Canadian Musician
As a songwriter you have an umbilical cord to the song and it's hard to expand on your understanding of the lyrics. Whereas when you cover a song you can create your own reason why you're attached to it.
Quote examples
Smriti Irani
Indian Politician
I have an ideological umbilical cord with the BJP... we are three-generation party supporters... my grandfather was a swayamsevak, my mother, a BJP booth activist.
Quote examples
John Densmore
American Musician
We knew we were tight and good, but we didn't know we were going to be the band to help each generation cut its umbilical cord.
Quote examples
Irwin Shaw
American Novelist
In the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from the writer and talk in their own voices.
Quote examples
Eliot Engel
American Politician
I wholeheartedly support umbilical stem cell research, but also support embryonic stem cell research.
Quote examples
Jermell Charlo
American Boxer
My father cut the umbilical cord for my son, because I wasn't actually there.
Quote examples
Kirk Hammett
American Musician
My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head.
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