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

1 sense of umbilical vein

Sense 1
umbilical vein, vena umbilicalis -- (a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus)
       => vein, vena, venous blood vessel -- (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood")