umbilical cord
nounUK /ʌmˈbɪlɪkəl kɔːd/
US /ʌmˈbɪlɪkəl kɔːrd/
The tube that connects a baby to its mother before birth and gives it food and air.
The doctor cut the umbilical cord right after the baby was born.
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2. A cable or hose that supplies power, fuel, or air to a spacecraft or diver.
The astronaut checked the umbilical cord that supplied oxygen to the suit.
3. A strong connection or link between two things that depend on each other.
The small town kept an umbilical cord to the city through its daily train.
4. In anatomy, any cord-like structure, such as a bundle of nerves or vessels.
The surgeon examined the umbilical cord of tissue near the joint.