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Webster 1913 Edition
Parumbilical
Parˊum-bil′ic-al
,Adj.
[Pref.
para-
+ umbilical
.] (Anat.)
Near the umbilicus; – applied especially to one or more small veins which, in man, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen.
Definition 2024
parumbilical
parumbilical
English
Adjective
parumbilical (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Near the umbilicus; applied especially to one or more small veins which, in human beings, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen.