umbilical cord

短语

脐带 [医] 脐带

发音

其它

词形变化

umbilical cords 复数 umbilical cords

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.

    脐带

    医学
  2. 2.

    The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and communications when outside a spacecraft.

    航空 商务 工程
  3. 3.

    Any of the various lines connecting a rocket to its launch pad before liftoff.

    航空 商务 工程
  4. 4.

    Synonym of funiculus.

    生物 植物学
  5. 5.

    An overdependence on or overattachment to support, especially from one's parents or guardians.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

umbilical

上位词 5

channel canal duct epithelial duct funiculus

部分词 1

umbilical vein

整体词 4

fetus embryo foetus conceptus

词源

From umbilical + cord. Largely displaced native navel-string. First attested in 1753.

来源：wiktionary