Definitions

umbilical

[uhm-bil-i-kuhl] / ʌmˈbɪl ɪ kəl /

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central adj.
navel adj.

ADJECTIVE

central

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basic essential fundamental important key paramount pivotal significant

STRONG

cardinal center chief dominant interior intermediate leading master mean median middle midway primary prime radical ruling salient

WEAK

axial centric centroidal equidistant focal foremost inmost inner mid middlemost midmost nuclear omphalic outstanding overriding predominant

Antonyms

STRONGEST

additional auxiliary extra inessential insignificant minor nonessential secondary trivial unimportant unsubstantial

STRONG

exterior extreme inferior outer outside subordinate

WEAK

peripheral

ADJECTIVE

navel

Synonyms

WEAK

omphalic umbilicate umbilicated

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Wynter was delivered "in poor condition" with the umbilical cord "wrapped tightly around her leg and neck".

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

She would need to cut the umbilical cord herself and return to the hospital for care in a diaper, her fetus wrapped in towels and the cord hanging between her legs.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

All subjects were born to African-American and Latino mothers and had detectable levels of CPF in their umbilical cord blood.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026

Specialists with the Department of Fish and Wildlife speculate that he may have lost his toes due to umbilical cord strangulation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

But whenever Tessie spoke about the umbilical cord, when she claimed that she could still feel me out there somewhere, Milton found himself wanting to believe her.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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