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• n  a scar where the umbilical cord was attached

• Sir: A 13,000-mile umbilicus would be truly wondrous to contemplate.
• This phenomenon does not usually terrify observers: they know that they are standing on the north magnetic pole, the umbilicus of the earth's magnetic field.
• Brooke first came to doctors' attention as an infant, when her umbilicus and teething sores failed to close and became infected.

• navel
• bellybutton
• belly button
• omphalos
• omphalus

News & Articles

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• HEALTHY LIVING: Surgery is the only option to fix a hernia
  A hernia is a weakness or tear in the abdominal muscles that allows fatty tissue or an organ such as the intestines to protrude through the weak area. Hernias can occur at several sites on the abdominal wall. The most common site is in the groin; but hernias also occur at the umbilicus (navel) or along a surgical incision.
  April 29, 2014 - The New Britain Herald