umbilical cord
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[edit] Noun
Wikipedia umbilical cord (plural umbilical cords)
- (anatomy) The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; which transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.
- (aerospace) The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and communications when outside a spacecraft
- (aerospace) any of the various lines connecting a rocket to its launch pad before liftoff
[edit] Translations
cord between foetus and placenta
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line connecting an astronaut to the spacecraft during spacewalk