Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umbilical vein

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: um-bil-i-cal vein
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fetal blood vessel that carries oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the placenta to the developing fetus.

Inflected Forms

umbilical veins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

umbilical artery

Synonyms

vena umbilicalis

Questions

What does umbilical vein mean?: A fetal blood vessel that carries oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the placenta to the developing fetus.

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