parumbilical

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ umbilical.

Alternative spellings

paraumbilical

Adjective

parumbilical (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Near, or connected to the navel (predominantly referring the small veins which, in human beings, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen).

Derived terms

• parumbilical vein

References

• “parumbilical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.