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    Umbilical cord
    In placental mammals, the umbilical cord (also called the birth cord or funiculus umbilicalis) is the connecting cord from the developing embryo or fetus to the placenta. During prenatal development, the umbilical cord is physiologically and genetically part of the fetus and (in humans) normally co...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilical_cord
    
    
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    umbilical cord
    • [BIOLOGY] A ropelike structure, 40–60 cm long, linking the developing embryo or fetus to the placenta through most of pregnancy. It consists of blood vessels (two arteries and a vein) taking blood to and from the placenta, and a gelatinous matrix. Shortly after delivery, the cord is cla...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/U/umbilical_cord.html
    
    
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    Umbilical Cord
    A rope-like cord that is formed by the fifth week of pregnancy and connects the placenta to the fetus. The cord is responsible for removing waste products and carbon dioxide from the fetus. It is also responsible for trasnferring oxygenated blood and nutrients to the fetus. The umbilical cord typica...
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/U/1
    
    
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    umbilical cord
    umbilical cord (ŭmbil'ikul) , cordlike structure about 22 in. (56 cm) long in the pregnant human female, extending from the abdominal wall of the fetus to the placenta. Its chief function is to carry nourishment and oxygen from the placenta to the fetus and return waste products to the pla...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0849984.html
    
    
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    Umbilical Cord
    The umbilical cord is the communicating channel between the placenta and the foetus. It sends waste products from the foetus to the placenta and returns the blood from the placenta to the foetus. At birth the arteries in the umbilical cord constrict and close, stopping the blood flow to the placenta...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EU.HTM
    
    
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    umbilical cord
    Connection between the embryo (or fetus) and the placenta inside the uterus of placental mammals. It has one vein and two arteries, transporting oxygen and nutrients to the developing young, and removing waste products. Blood is carried from the fetus along the umbilical cord and into the placenta. ...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0006888.html
    
    
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    UMBILICAL CORD
    Blood-vessel connection between the mare and the fetus.
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=U
    
    
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    Umbilical Cord
    Two arteries and one vein encased in a gelatinous tube leading from the baby to the placenta which exchange nutrients and oxygen from the mother for waste products from the baby.
    Found op http://www.thebridgecentre.co.uk/04_causesofinfertility/glossary_of_terms.h
    
    
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    Umbilical cord
    Naval cord Attaches foal to mother, at the navel, through which
    Found op http://www.gaitedhorses.net/Articles/HorseGlossary.html
    
    
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    umbilical cord
    (um-bu1;lu1-kal) A cordlike structure containing the umbilical arteries and vein and connecting the fetus with the placenta.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml
    
    
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    umbilical cord
    (um-bu1;lu1-kal) A cordlike structure containing the umbilical arteries and vein and connecting the fetus with the placenta.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml
    
    
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    umbilical cord
    The structure that connects the placenta and the embryo; contains the umbilical arteries and the umbilical vein.
    Found op http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookglossu.html
    
    

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