Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun umbilical_cord

1 sense of umbilical cord

Sense 1
umbilical cord, umbilical -- (membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta)
       => duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel -- (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs")
       => funiculus -- (any of several body structure resembling a cord)
       => fetal membrane -- (any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus)