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umbilical arteries

umbilical arteries is the plural of umbilical artery.

Meaning of umbilical artery

Noun

umbilical artery (plural umbilical arteries)

  1. A paired blood vessel in the fetus that carries deoxygenated nutrient-poor blood from the fetus to the placenta by means of the umbilical cord.

Questions about umbilical arteries

What is umbilical arteries the plural of?
Umbilical arteries is the plural of umbilical artery.

Words near umbilical arteries in the dictionary

  1. umbi
  2. umbilectomy
  3. umbilic
  4. umbilic-
  5. umbilical
  6. umbilical arteries
  7. umbilical artery
  8. umbilical cord
  9. umbilical cord cuttings
  10. umbilical cords
  11. umbilical hernia

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