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umbilical (adj.)
"pertaining to the navel," 1540s, from Medieval Latin
umbilicalis
"of the navel," from Latin
umbilicus
"navel" (see
umbilicus
).
Umbilical cord
attested by 1753 (the native term is
navel string
).