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Umbilicus

noun
(pl. umbilici, umbilicuses)
1.
A scar where the umbilical cord was attached.  Synonyms: belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalos, omphalus.  "They argued whether or not Adam had a navel" , "She had a tattoo just above her bellybutton"



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vesicula umbilicus


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"Umbilicus" Quotes from Famous Books



... not allowed to eat salt until the baby's umbilicus dropped off, usually in two or three days. The umbilicus was dried and hung on the right side of the cradleboard to insure that the baby ...
— Washo Religion • James F. Downs


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