umbilical cord
noun
1
a
: a cord arising from the navel that connects the fetus with the placenta and through which respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes pass
b
2
: a tethering or supply line (as for an astronaut outside a spacecraft or a diver underwater)
3
: a necessary, supportive, or nurturing link or connection
Examples of umbilical cord in a Sentence
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The first had been found swimming alone in shallow waters, her umbilical cord still attached.
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Jason Gulley Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
On their third try with our doctors, Sharon Harari and Yavin Atzmon conceived Alma, whose umbilical cord blood saved her brother Amitai’s life.
—Allen Goldberg, STAT, 27 Feb. 2024
Alongside Reckless was her newborn calf, Churro, who still had her umbilical cord attached.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
This prompted him to be in the delivery room with his partner Paloma Jiménez during the birth and cut Hania’s umbilical cord.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Since Hallie’s umbilical cord was attached to the omphalocele, Fisher had to surgically reconstruct her belly button.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Debbie is the closest thing in the family to a caretaker, though her care comes to feel like an umbilical cord around the neck.
—Zoe Hu, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
Experts also suggested the obsidian blades found in the vessels could have been used for cutting umbilical cords.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
The umbilical cord is normally disposed of as medical waste.
—Allen Goldberg, STAT, 27 Feb. 2024
Jason Gulley Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
On their third try with our doctors, Sharon Harari and Yavin Atzmon conceived Alma, whose umbilical cord blood saved her brother Amitai’s life.
—Allen Goldberg, STAT, 27 Feb. 2024
Alongside Reckless was her newborn calf, Churro, who still had her umbilical cord attached.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
This prompted him to be in the delivery room with his partner Paloma Jiménez during the birth and cut Hania’s umbilical cord.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Since Hallie’s umbilical cord was attached to the omphalocele, Fisher had to surgically reconstruct her belly button.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Debbie is the closest thing in the family to a caretaker, though her care comes to feel like an umbilical cord around the neck.
—Zoe Hu, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
Experts also suggested the obsidian blades found in the vessels could have been used for cutting umbilical cords.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
The umbilical cord is normally disposed of as medical waste.
—Allen Goldberg, STAT, 27 Feb. 2024
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