umbilicus

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One of the balls entered 5 1/2 inches to the left of the umbilicus, and two inches above the crest of the ilium, making its exit two inches above the crest of the ilium, on a line with and two inches from the 4th lumbar vertebra.

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  1. noun See navel.
  2. noun Biology A small opening or depression similar to a navel, as the hollow at the base of the shell of some gastropod mollusks, one of the openings in the shaft of a feather, or the hilum of a seed.

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  • I strode unmolested along the green umbilicus, noting how some of Lord Tussant's experiments had come to fruition, literally in the case of one stubby tree from which hung dark purple globes. —  FSFApril2005
  • Care and monitoring of the umbilicus are very important in the newborn. —  TheHorse.com News
  • Occasionally infection of the umbilicus is present without obvious external signs. —  TheHorse.com News
  • The umbilicus is the external structure that is comprised of several structures that are necessary while the foal is in the womb. —  TheHorse.com News
  • Kyle's umbilicus-free abdomen; I also got drubbed by the ABC Family computer in a game called '' The XY Challenge, '' mainly because Kyle's cells look like -- you guessed it -- blue and green navels. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
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  1. Latin umbilīcus; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French ombilic (also nombril) = Spanish ombligo = Portuguese embigo = Italian umbilico, from Latin umbelīcus, navel, akin to Greek ὀμφαλόσ, navel: see navel, and cf. numbles.
 

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