parumbilical

English

Alternative forms

paraumbilical

Etymology

From para- +‎ umbilical.

Adjective

parumbilical (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Near, or connected to the navel (predominantly referring the small veins which, in human beings, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen).

Derived terms

• parumbilical vein

References

• “parumbilical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.