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umbilico-

US/ʌmˈbɪlɨkoʊ-/

umbilico- prefix: of or relating to the umbilicus (navel).

Prefix

umbilico-

  1. Of or relating to the umbilicus (navel).
    • umbilicoplacental
    • umbilicoplasty
    Synonyms:
    omphal-

Synonyms of umbilico-

Forms of umbilico-

alternative formumbilic-

Origin of umbilico-

From international scientific vocabulary, from a New Latin combining form, from Classical Latin umbilicus; compare also the synonymous prefix at omphalo- § Etymology; as explained at ὀμφαλός § Etymology, all of these words are cognates ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root.

Questions about umbilico-

What does umbilico- mean?
Umbilico- means of or relating to the umbilicus (navel).
What part of speech is umbilico-?
Umbilico- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce umbilico-?
Umbilico- is pronounced /ʌmˈbɪlɨkoʊ-/ (US).

Words near umbilico- in the dictionary

  1. umbilicated
  2. umbilication
  3. umbilications
  4. umbilici
  5. umbiliciform
  6. umbilico-
  7. umbilicoplacental
  8. umbilicoplasties
  9. umbilicoplasty
  10. umbilicous
  11. umbilicovesical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: umbilico- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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