Umbilical cord

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English

Noun phrase

umbilical cord

1. ((anatomy{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; which transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.
2. (aerospace) The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and communications when outside a spacecraft
3. (aerospace) any of the various lines connecting a rocket to its launch pad before liftoff

Translations

• French: cordon ombilical m

ta:umbilical cord