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umbilical cords

umbilical cords is the plural of umbilical cord.

Meaning of umbilical cord

Noun

umbilical cord (plural umbilical cords)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    funiculus
  5. (figuratively) An overdependence on or overattachment to support, especially from one's parents or guardians.
    • Remember the eastern leg of HS2 being lopped back to the East Midlands? To this Yorkshireman, this was a tragedy. It removed the umbilical cord designed to connect and bind together the modern advanced manufacturing corridor of England (West Midlands-East Midlands-the reborn...2024 February 7, Andrew McNaughton, “HS2: a truncated route cuts off city lifelines”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 47

Questions about umbilical cords

What is umbilical cords the plural of?
Umbilical cords is the plural of umbilical cord.

Words near umbilical cords in the dictionary

  1. umbilical
  2. umbilical arteries
  3. umbilical artery
  4. umbilical cord
  5. umbilical cord cuttings
  6. umbilical cords
  7. umbilical hernia
  8. umbilical hernias
  9. umbilical notch
  10. umbilical notches
  11. umbilical vein

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