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noun
The soft, pulpy connective tissue that constitutes the matrix of the umbilical cord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: jelly of Wharton
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after the English physician Thomas Wharton (1614–1673), who first described it in his 1656 publication Adenographia.
