Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umbilical artery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: um-bil-i-cal artery
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paired blood vessel in the fetus that carries deoxygenated nutrient-poor blood from the fetus to the placenta by means of the umbilical cord.

Inflected Forms

umbilical arteries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

umbilical vein

Questions

What does umbilical artery mean?: A paired blood vessel in the fetus that carries deoxygenated nutrient-poor blood from the fetus to the placenta by means of the umbilical cord.

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