umbilication

[uhm-bil-i-key-shuh n]

noun

a central navellike depression.
an umbilicate condition or formation.

Origin of umbilication

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

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Examples from the Web for umbilication

Historical Examples of umbilication

This umbilication in the vesicular stage is somewhat peculiar.
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Umbilication rapidly occurs at the apex, and simultaneously their contents become lactescent and gradually sero-purulent.
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British Dictionary definitions for umbilication

umbilication

noun

biology anatomy a navel-like notch or depression, as in the centre of a vesicle
the condition of being umbilicated

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umbilication in Medicine

umbilication

[ŭm-bĭl′ĭ-kā′shən]

A pit or navellike depression.
Formation of a depression at the apex of a papule, vesicle, or pustule.