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umbilication

[uhm-bil-i-key-shuh n]
noun
  1. a central navellike depression.
  2. an umbilicate condition or formation.
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Origin of umbilication

First recorded in 1870–75; umbilic(us) + -ation
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Examples from the Web for umbilication

Historical Examples

  • This umbilication in the vesicular stage is somewhat peculiar.

    A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I

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  • Umbilication rapidly occurs at the apex, and simultaneously their contents become lactescent and gradually sero-purulent.

British Dictionary definitions for umbilication

umbilication

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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umbilication in Medicine

umbilication

(ŭm-bĭl′ĭ-kā′shən)
n.
  1. A pit or navellike depression.
  2. Formation of a depression at the apex of a papule, vesicle, or pustule.
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