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The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.
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Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and communications when outside a spacecraft.
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Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Any of the various lines connecting a rocket to its launch pad before liftoff.
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Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonym of funiculus.
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Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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An overdependence on or overattachment to support, especially from one's parents or guardians.
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Usage: figuratively
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membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: umbilical
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Broader terms: duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel, funiculus, fetal membrane
From umbilical + cord. Largely displaced native navel-string. First attested in 1753.