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Umbilical cord

The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.

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noun
  1. 1

    The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.

  2. 2

    The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and communications when outside a spacecraft.

  3. 3

    Any of the various lines connecting a rocket to its launch pad before liftoff.

  4. 4

    An overdependence on, or overattachment to, one's parents or guardians.

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