umbilical cord
noun
1
a
: a cord arising from the navel that connects the fetus with the placenta and through which respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes pass
b
2
: a tethering or supply line (as for an astronaut outside a spacecraft or a diver underwater)
3
: a necessary, supportive, or nurturing link or connection
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The orange tabbies, still bearing their umbilical cords and crawling with fleas, were estimated by medical staff to be less than five days old.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The placenta is an organ created during pregnancy that provides nutrients to a growing fetus through an umbilical cord.
—Marley Dewey, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
The baby, still with his umbilical cord attached, was wrapped in charred cloth, officials said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
In the Alice Neel–esque The Waiting Room (2025), Showering paints a nude woman on a bed with a baby tethered to her by an umbilical cord.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 8 May 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The placenta is an organ created during pregnancy that provides nutrients to a growing fetus through an umbilical cord.
—Marley Dewey, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
The baby, still with his umbilical cord attached, was wrapped in charred cloth, officials said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
In the Alice Neel–esque The Waiting Room (2025), Showering paints a nude woman on a bed with a baby tethered to her by an umbilical cord.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for umbilical cord
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“Umbilical cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/umbilical%20cord. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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