umbilical cord

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

navel

umbilical cable

umbilical

belly button

navel-string

navel cord

placenta

funiculus umbilicalis

cord

navel string

navelstring

silver cord

umbilical stalk

afterbirth

Translations

cordon ombilical

Nabelschnur

cordone ombelicale

cordón umbilical

cordão umbilical

cordó umbilical

liaison ombilicale

navelstreng

funicolo ombelicale

cordon umbilical

حبل سري

ομφάλιος λώρος

ομφάλιος λωρός

cuerda umbilical