Standard Lemma guide

umbilico-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ʌmˈbɪlɨkoʊ-/

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prefix

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the umbilicus (navel).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • umbilicoplacental
  • umbilicoplasty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from a New Latin combining form, from Classical Latin umbilicus; compare also the synonymous prefix at omphalo- § Etymology; as explained at ὀμφαλός § Etymology, all of these words are cognates ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root.