Definitions for umbilication
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
um•bil•i•cateʌmˈbɪl ɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt(adj.)
also um•bil′i•cat`ed
having the form of an umbilicus or navel.
having an umbilicus.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of umbilicate:
1690–1700; < L
um•bil`i•ca′tion(n.)
Wiktionary
umbilication(Noun)
A slight, navel-like depression, or dimpling, of the centre of a rounded body.
the umbilication of a smallpox vesicle
Webster Dictionary
Umbilication(noun)
a slight, navel-like depression, or dimpling, of the center of a rounded body; as, the umbilication of a smallpox vesicle; also, the condition of being umbilicated
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