VENA UMBILICALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena umbilicalis mean? 

• VENA UMBILICALIS (noun)
  The noun VENA UMBILICALIS has 1 sense:

1. a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus

  Familiarity information: VENA UMBILICALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA UMBILICALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

umbilical vein; vena umbilicalis

Hypernyms ("vena umbilicalis" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Holonyms ("vena umbilicalis" is a part of...):

umbilical; umbilical cord (membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta)