umbilical cord
Navel's former attachment
The umbilical cord is the flexible tube connecting a fetus to the placenta, supplying oxygen and nutrients during gestation.
At birth, it's cut and clamped, leaving the navel.
Figuratively, to cut the umbilical cord is to sever a dependent relationship, especially between parent and adult child: He finally cut the umbilical cord and moved out.
Female parent
- wombFetal development organ
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- prenatalBefore birth
antenatal · maternity · motherhood · fetal development · carrying · nurturing · gravidity · trimester
Fetal nourishment organ
- navelCord attachment remnant
- amniotic sacMembrane enclosing developing fetus
- fetusGestating offspring
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
vein · vascular · yolk sac · abdominal wall · collagen · membrane · tissue · blood vessels
Fixing firmly with pressure
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- newbornInfant just delivered
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
doula · cesarean · natural birth · skin-to-skin · neonate · afterbirth · labor · parturition
Essential connection to safety
- tetherFastening cord for animals
- linkPoint of connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
channel · pipeline · bridge · supply line · feeding tube · hookup · interconnection · interface
Connection or fondness
- connectionA joining or relation
- mother-childParent-offspring relationship
- separationState of being apart
- independenceFreedom from external control
letting go · kinship · closeness · intimacy · symbolic · interdependence · origin
Element eight, colorless gas
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- blood flowMovement through vessels
- circulationMovement through a system
sustenance · waste removal · carbon dioxide · amino acids · vitamins · minerals · essential fatty acids · growth
mother
Female parent
- wombFetal development organ
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
prenatal · antenatal · maternity · motherhood · fetal development · carrying · nurturing · gravidity · trimester · expecting
placenta
Fetal nourishment organ
- navelCord attachment remnant
- amniotic sacMembrane enclosing developing fetus
- fetusGestating offspring
artery · vein · vascular · yolk sac · abdominal wall · collagen · membrane · tissue · blood vessels · marginal
clamping
Fixing firmly with pressure
midwife · doula · cesarean · natural birth · skin-to-skin · neonate · afterbirth · labor · parturition · birth plan
lifeline
Essential connection to safety
- tetherFastening cord for animals
- linkPoint of connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
conduit · channel · pipeline · bridge · supply line · feeding tube · hookup · interconnection · interface · junction
attachment
Connection or fondness
- connectionA joining or relation
- mother-childParent-offspring relationship
- separationState of being apart
independence · letting go · kinship · closeness · intimacy · symbolic · interdependence · origin
oxygen
Element eight, colorless gas
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- blood flowMovement through vessels
circulation · sustenance · waste removal · carbon dioxide · amino acids · vitamins · minerals · essential fatty acids · growth · development
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, birth
- childbirth anatomyuterus, womb, placenta, cervix, amniotic sac
- prenatal developmentembryo, fetus, embryogenesis, organogenesis, fetal growth
- embryonic structuresembryo, fetus, zygote, blastocyst, morula
- fetal circulationforamen ovale, placenta, fetal heart
- lambingewe, newborn, birth, nursing, twins
umbilical cordseverance
Termination pay or disconnection
detachment · disconnection · separation · independence · autonomy
cord, cords, cordless, corded, cordage, umbilical, cording, umbilicus, umbilicals