umbilical

Example Sentences

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Instead, the father expressed outrage at the hospital for not delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

As a newborn, Becky Chaplin still had her umbilical cord attached when a vet who was out jogging discovered her in a bag by the roadside in Kenya.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

The show pairs the painting with a Kiki Smith sculpture, created over five decades later, that portrays the papery form of a woman from the waist down, her fetus dangling by an umbilical cord.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

‘This place makes the snake house at the zoo look like a Sunday school picnic,” I said, referring to the fact that I couldn’t see much besides a jillion loops of umbilical line.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins