umbilicus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Inflection 2.2 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin umbilīcus (“‘navel’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌʌmˈbɪlɪkəs/

[edit] Noun

umbilicus (plural umbilici or umbilicuses)

1. (anatomy) navel

[edit] Synonyms

• omphalos
• omphalus

[edit] Derived terms

• umbilical
• umbilical artery
• umbilical cord
• umbilical hernia
• umbilical vein

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

umbilīcus (genitive umbilīcī); m, second declension

1. A navel.
2. The middle or center.
3. The ornamented end of a scroll.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	umbilīcus	umbilīcī
genitive	umbilīcī	umbilīcōrum
dative	umbilīcō	umbilīcīs
accusative	umbilīcum	umbilīcōs
ablative	umbilīcō	umbilīcīs
vocative	umbilīce	umbilīcī

[edit] References

• “umbilicus” in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press)