parumbilical

Questions

What does parumbilical mean?

Near, or connected to the navel (predominantly referring the small veins which, in human beings, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen).

Where does parumbilical come from?

From para- + umbilical.

How to pronounce parumbilical

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