parumbilical

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English

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Etymology

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From para- +‎ umbilical.

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paraumbilical

Adjective

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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).

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