umbilicus
Cord attachment point
The umbilicus is the navel—the scar on the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
In technical and medical contexts, umbilicus refers to any navel-like central depression or connection point: the umbilicus of a shell, the umbilicus of a mathematical surface.
The word is Latin and more formal than belly button.
Cord attachment remnant
abdomen · midriff · piercing · lint · fluff · torso · waistline · stomach
Central connection point
- axisRotation reference line
- coreCentral essential portion
- focalOf a central point
- pivotPoint of rotation
epicenter · nucleus · central · middle · midpoint · navel · crux · locus
Flexible twisted strand
- newbornInfant just delivered
- placentaFetal nourishment organ
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- neonateInfant under 28 days
clamping · stump · maternity · midwife · labor · infant · obstetrics · gestation
Flexible twisted strand
- lifelineEssential connection to safety
- linkPoint of connection
- bondBinding tie or connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
tether · tie · nurture · sustenance · dependency · channel · pipeline · maternal
Torso's lower cavity
- abdominalOf the belly region
- peritoneumMembrane lining the abdomen
- midlineCentral dividing axis
- torsoBody without limbs
epigastric · rectus · fascia
Essential connection to safety
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- bondingForming close connections
- nurtureSupport growth and development
continuity · heritage · interconnectedness · unity · wholeness · cycle · circle · dependency
Point of origin
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- beginningInitial stage of something
- genesisPoint of creation
- cradleRocking bed for infants
fountainhead · germination · conception · creation · ancestry · lineage · progenitor · birthplace
bellybutton
Cord attachment remnant
tummy · abdomen · midriff · piercing · lint · fluff · torso · waistline · stomach · core
hub
Central connection point
pivot · epicenter · nucleus · central · middle · midpoint · navel · crux · locus · heart
cord
Flexible twisted strand
neonate · clamping · stump · maternity · midwife · labor · infant · obstetrics · gestation · amniotic
cord
Flexible twisted strand
attachment · tether · tie · nurture · sustenance · dependency · channel · pipeline · maternal · fetal
abdomen
Torso's lower cavity
- abdominalOf the belly region
- peritoneumMembrane lining the abdomen
- midlineCentral dividing axis
torso · epigastric · rectus · fascia
lifeline
Essential connection to safety
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- bondingForming close connections
nurture · continuity · heritage · interconnectedness · unity · wholeness · cycle · circle · dependency · separation
source
Point of origin
cradle · fountainhead · germination · conception · creation · ancestry · lineage · progenitor · birthplace
- feathersfeather, feathers, plume, down feathers, quill
- childbirth anatomyuterus, womb, placenta, cervix, amniotic sac
- cephalopod shellsammonite, nautilus, coiled shell, septum, septa
- mollusk partsradula, mantle, shell, siphon, gills
- umbilical anatomynavel, belly button, cord blood
- ancient writinghieroglyphs, cuneiform, papyrus, scroll, clay tablets
- umbilical cordFetal-placental connection
- cut the umbilical cordEnd dependent relationship completely
- cutting the umbilical cordSevering newborn's lifeline
- umbilical cord blood
- umbilical herniaOrgan protrusion at navel
- umbilical stumpLeftover after cord clamping