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Definition of Umbilicus

Umbilicus
Umbilicus Um`bi*li"cus, n. [L. See Umbilic.] 1. (Anat.) The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel. 2. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled. --Dr. W. Smith. 3. (Bot.) The hilum. 4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral shells. (b) Either one of the two apertures in the calamus of a feather. 5. (Geom.) (a) One of foci of an ellipse, or other curve. [Obs.] (b) A point of a surface at which the curvatures of the normal sections are all equal to each other. A sphere may be osculatory to the surface in every direction at an umbilicus. Called also umbilic.

Meaning of Umbilicus from wikipedia

- Look up umbilicus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Umbilicus may refer to: The navel or belly button Umbilicus (mollusc), a feature of gastropod, Nautilus...
- Cr****ulaceae in the genus Umbilicus so named for its umbilicate (navel-like) leaves. Both the name "navelwort" and the scientific name Umbilicus come from the round...
- generally more con****uous in humans. The umbilicus is used to visually separate the abdomen into quadrants. The umbilicus is a prominent scar on the abdomen...
- remain in Umbilicus are listed below: Umbilicus chloranthus (called green Venus' navel) Umbilicus chrysanthus (called Venus' navel) Umbilicus erectus (called...
- Umbilicus horizontalis, the horizontal navelwort, is a fleshy perennial flowering plant in the family Cr****ulaceae (in the genus Umbilicus) native to the...
- the ancient Umbilicus, which was recreated to allow more space. Fragments of the older monument were used in the new one. The Umbilicus is believed to...
- The umbilicus of a s**** is the axially aligned, hollow cone-shaped space within the whorls of a coiled mollusc s****. The term umbilicus is often used...
- also surface in the major religions of the modern era. The Latin term is umbilicus mundi, 'navel of the world'. Most accounts locate the Delphi omphalos...
- process and the level of the umbilicus. T10 – Intersection of the midclavicular line, at the horizontal level of the umbilicus. T11 – Intersection of the...
- In a typical Roman city, an umbilicus (umbilicus urbis, "city navel") represented the reference point used by the city planners to map out the city spaces...