umbilical cord

Noun
  1. Membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta (synset 105528130)
    is a type of:
    • canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
    • funiculus - any of several body structure resembling a cord
    • fetal membrane - any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus
    has: umbilical vein, vena umbilicalis - a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus
    is a part of:
    • conceptus, embryo, fertilized egg - an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
    • fetus, foetus - an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
    same as: umbilical

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