bellybutton
Torso's central dimple
The bellybutton is the small depression or protrusion in the center of the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached at birth.
Most are innies (indented); some are outies (protruding).
Also spelled as two words: belly button.
The formal term is navel.
Cord attachment remnant
Flexible twisted strand
- birthComing into the world
- placentaFetal nourishment organ
- fetusGestating offspring
- newbornInfant just delivered
pregnancy · gestation · maternal · prenatal · delivery · midwife · infant · neonatal
Excessive inward contemplation
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- meditationFocused attention practice
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
reflection · solipsism · self-absorption · brooding · musing · ponder · ruminate
navel
Cord attachment remnant
innie · outie · lint · tummy · midriff · waist · core · gut · skin · fuzz
cord
Flexible twisted strand
newborn · pregnancy · gestation · maternal · prenatal · delivery · midwife · infant · neonatal · amniotic
navel-gazing
Excessive inward contemplation
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- meditationFocused attention practice
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
contemplation · reflection · solipsism · self-absorption · brooding · musing · ponder · ruminate
- body part wordsAdam's apple, anklebone, armpit, backbone, braincase