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An outie belly button is typically a cosmetic issue with no symptoms that doesn't require treatment.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Oct. 2024
To do this, focus on pulling your belly button toward your spine and drawing your hip bones together.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
In the middle of a Seattle forest, a 16-year-old boy (Matt Dallas) wakes up naked with no memories, no human instincts, and — most importantly — no belly button.
—Alex Galbraith, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
Minor belly button pain is often the first symptom of appendicitis.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 July 2024
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First Known Use
circa 1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Belly button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belly%20button. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
belly button
noun
: the human navel
Medical Definition
belly button
noun
belly but·ton
-ˌbət-ᵊn
: the human navel
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