umbilication

[ uhm-bil-i-key-shuhn ]

noun
  1. a central navellike depression.

  2. an umbilicate condition or formation.

Origin of umbilication

1
First recorded in 1870–75; umbilic(us) + -ation

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British Dictionary definitions for umbilication

umbilication

/ (ʌmˌbɪlɪˈkeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. biology anatomy a navel-like notch or depression, as in the centre of a vesicle

  2. the condition of being umbilicated

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