Umbilic

-al , um-bil′ik, -al, adj. pertaining to the navel.— adjs. Umbil′icate , -d , navel-shaped.— n. Umbil′icus , the navel: a depre ion at the axial base of a spiral shell, as in many gasteropods.— Umbilical cord , the navel-string; Umbilical duct , the pa age connecting the umbilical vesicle with the primitive intestine; Umbilical hernia , the protrusion of a part through or near the umbilicus; Umbilical region , the middle portion of the abdomen. [L. umbilīcus , the navel; Gr. omphalos .]