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nounmembranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
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- navel a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
- bellybutton a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
- umbilicus a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
- umbilical vein a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus
- omphalos a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
- cord blood blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth
- vena umbilicalis a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus
- exomphalos an umbilical hernia at birth in which some abdominal organs push into the umbilical cord
- acromphalus abnormal protrusion of the navel; sometimes the start of umbilical hernia
- omphalus a scar where the umbilical cord was attached