FUNICULUS UMBILICALIS
\fjuːnˈɪkjʊləs ʌmbˈɪlɪkˈɑːliz], \fjuːnˈɪkjʊləs ʌmbˈɪlɪkˈɑːliz], \f_j_uː_n_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ə_s ʌ_m_b_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_k_ˈɑː_l_i_z]\
Definitions of FUNICULUS UMBILICALIS
Sort: Oldest first
-
Umbilical cord, a cord of fibro-mucoid substance (Wharton's jelly), containing the umbilical vein and the umbilical arteries, which connects the fetus with the placenta.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
-
A cord-like substance, which extends from the placenta to the umbilicus of the foetus. It is composed of the chorion, amnion, an albuminous secretion called the Jelly of the Cord, cellular substance, an umbilical vein, and two umbilical arteries. The former conveys the blood from the placenta to the foetus- the latter return it. All these parts are surrounded by a sheath- Investitura seu Vagina funiculi umbilicalis. Its usual length is from 16 to 22 inches.
By Robley Dunglison
