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Wharton's jelly

Wharton's jelly noun: the soft, pulpy connective tissue that constitutes the matrix of the umbilical cord.

Noun

Wharton's jelly (uncountable)

  1. The soft, pulpy connective tissue that constitutes the matrix of the umbilical cord.

Synonyms of Wharton's jelly

Origin of Wharton's jelly

Named after the English physician Thomas Wharton (1614–1673), who first described it in his 1656 publication Adenographia.

Questions about Wharton's jelly

What does Wharton's jelly mean?
Wharton's jelly means the soft, pulpy connective tissue that constitutes the matrix of the umbilical cord.
What part of speech is Wharton's jelly?
Wharton's jelly is a noun.

Words near Wharton's jelly in the dictionary

  1. Wharram le Street
  2. Wharton
  3. Wharton County
  4. Wharton reaction
  5. Wharton's duct
  6. Wharton's jelly
  7. Whartonesque
  8. Whartonian
  9. Whartons
  10. wharve
  11. wharved

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