umbilical

Example Sentences

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This first case in 60 years was detected in a three-week-old calf, with the larvae found in its umbilical area.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

All subjects were born to African-American and Latino mothers and had detectable levels of CPF in their umbilical cord blood.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Instead, the father expressed outrage at the hospital for not delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The show pairs the painting with a Kiki Smith sculpture, created over five decades later, that portrays the papery form of a woman from the waist down, her fetus dangling by an umbilical cord.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

When she was alone Tessie tried to feel something coming in over the umbilical cord, but there was nothing, not even a sign of distress.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides