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navel
the depression in the center of the belly where the umbilical cord had been attached
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na·vel
(nā′vəl)n.
1. The mark on the surface of the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached during gestation. Also called umbilicus.
2. A central point; a middle.
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navel
(ˈneɪvəl)n
1. (Anatomy) the scar in the centre of the abdomen, usually forming a slight depression, where the umbilical cord was attached. Technical name: umbilicus
2. a central part, location, or point; middle
3. (Cookery) short for navel orange
[Old English nafela; related to Old Frisian navla, Old High German nabulo (German Nabel), Latin umbilīcus]
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na•vel
(ˈneɪ vəl)n.
1. the depression in the surface of the abdomen where the umbilical cord was connected with the fetus; umbilicus.
2. the central point of any thing or place.
[before 900; Old English nafela, c. Old High German nabalo, Old Norse nafli; akin to Latin umbilīcus, Greek omphalós, Skt nābhīla]
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navel
- omphalos - From the Greek word meaning "navel"—for the round stone in the temple of Apollo at Delphi supposed to mark the center of the earth—it describes the center, heart, or hub of a place, organization, or sphere of activity.
- omphaloskepsis - Contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation.
- navel, umbilicus, belly button, omphalodium - The navel is also the umbilicus, belly button, or omphalodium; navel and umbilicus share the same Indo-European root.
- umbilical - From Latin umbilicus, "navel."
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Noun | 1. | navel - a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton" abdomen, belly, stomach, venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" |
2. | navel - the center point or middle of something; "the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe" |
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navel
noun
1. bellybutton (informal), tummy button (informal) A small incision is made just below the navel.
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Translations
سُرَّةٌسُرَّه
pupekpupík
navle
umbiliko
naba
napa
pupak
köldök
nafli
へそ
배꼽
umbilicus
bamba
naba
buric
pupok
pupakпупак
navel
สะดือ
пупок
rốnrún
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navel
n
(Anat) → Nabel m
(also navel orange) → Navelorange f
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navel
(neivəl) noun the small hollow in the front of the abdomen, just below the middle of the waist.
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navel
→ سُرَّةٌ pupek navle Nabel ομφαλός ombligo napa nombril pupak ombelico へそ 배꼽 navel navle pępek umbigo пупок navel สะดือ göbek rốn 肚脐Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
na·vel
n. ombligo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
navel
n ombligoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.