umbilical cord

Signification (Anglais)

1. The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.
2. The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and communications when outside a spacecraft.
3. Any of the various lines connecting a rocket to its launch pad before liftoff.
4. Synonym of funiculus.
5. (figuratively) An overdependence on, or overattachment to, one's parents or guardians.

Concepts

cordon ombilical

liaison ombilicale

cordon umbilical

cordon

Synonymes

navel

umbilical cable

umbilical

belly button

navel-string

navel cord

placenta

funiculus umbilicalis

cord

navel string

navelstring

silver cord

umbilical stalk

afterbirth

Traductions

Nabelschnur

cordone ombelicale

cordón umbilical

cordão umbilical

cordó umbilical

navelstreng

funicolo ombelicale

ομφάλιος λώρος

حبل سري

cuerda umbilical

ομφάλιος λωρός

göbek bağı

Cordão umbilical