Umbilical cord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In placental mammals, the umbilical cord (also called the birth cord or funiculus umbilicalis) is the connecting cord from the developing embryo or fetus to the placenta.
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umbilical cord: Definition from Answers.com
umbilical cord n. Anatomy . The flexible cordlike structure connecting a fetus at the abdomen with the placenta and containing two umbilical arteries
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Caring for your newborn's umbilical cord stump | BabyCenter
Learn how to take care of your baby's new navel.
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Umbilical Cord Complications: eMedicine Obstetrics and Gynecology
Overview: Umbilical cord abnormalities are numerous, ranging from false knots, which have no clinical significance, to vasa previa, which often leads to fetal death. As ...
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umbilical cord Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...
umbilical cord , cordlike structure about 22 in. (56 cm) long in the pregnant human female, extending from the abdominal wall of the fetus to the ...
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Umbilical Cord Abnormalities - March of Dimes
Abnormalities of the umbilical cord include single umbilical artery, prolapse, vasa previa, nuchal cord, knots, and cysts.
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Cord blood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Umbilical cord blood is blood that remains in the placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth. Cord blood is obtained from the umbilical cord at the time of ...
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Umbilical cord: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article
Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals whose females are characterized by the possession of mammary glands while both males and females are characterized by sweat glands ...
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The Umbilical Cord
The Umbilical Cord (from the Encyclopedia of Reproduction) Harvey J. Kliman, M.D., Ph.D. Yale University School of Medicine . I. Introduction. II. Formation and structure of the umbilical ...
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