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/əmbˈɪlɪkəl kɔrd/ Listen

Umbilical cord

noun

Membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta. Synonym: umbilical.

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... and there's no longer the artificial distinction imposed by race, color or creed. War is a thing of the past. Best of all, the old-fashioned 'home-life,' with all of its unhealthy emotional ties, is being replaced by sensible conditioning when a child reaches school age. The umbilical cord is no longer a permanent leash, a strangler's noose, or a silver-plated life-line stretching ...

— This Crowded Earth • Robert Bloch

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Words linked to "Umbilical cord" : fetal membrane, foetus, vena umbilicalis, fertilized egg, duct, channel, embryo, funiculus, epithelial duct, canal, fetus, conceptus, umbilical vein, umbilical