umbilicus
/uhm-bil-i-kuhs, uhm-buh-lahy-kuhs/US // ʌmˈbɪl ɪ kəs, ˌʌm bəˈlaɪ kəs //UK // (ʌmˈbɪlɪkəs, ˌʌmbɪˈlaɪkəs) //
脐部,脐带,脐眼,脐孔
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural um·bil·i·ci [uhm-bil-uh-sahy, uhm-buh-lahy-sahy]. /ʌmˈbɪl əˌsaɪ, ˌʌm bəˈlaɪ saɪ/.
- : Anatomy. the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel.
- : Botany, Zoology. a navellike formation, as the hilum of a seed.
Examples
In such cases the external umbilicus alone affords a certain indication of the position of the future embryo.
The summit of that organ then descends, in most cases, from above to below the umbilicus, and the abdomen becomes smaller.
The ear must be placed on the Abdomen, about midway between the Pubes and the umbilicus, and towards the left side.
In Natica (fig. 155), the typical genus, the shells are somewhat thick and smooth, with a large umbilicus.
At the end of it was the Umbilicus urbis Romæ, or ideal center of the city and empire, the remains of which are recognizable.
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