umbilical

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There was an umbilical cord running from the belly of the exploded beast back to the financial 1980s.

From Literature

Each child had detectable levels of CPF in their umbilical cord blood at birth and underwent brain imaging and behavioral assessments between the ages of 6 and 14.

From Science Daily

Screening newborn babies for rare diseases will involve sequencing their complete DNA using blood samples from their umbilical cord.

From BBC

Okula said he cut Crew’s umbilical cord and the doctor let him know Hailey was doing great and he could wait for her in the next room with the baby.

From Los Angeles Times

A woman who did not realise she was pregnant has described giving birth alone at the beauty parlour where she worked before cutting her baby's umbilical cord with eyebrow scissors.

From BBC