umbilical vein

umbilical vein
umbilical vein n a vein that passes through the umbilical cord to the fetus and returns the oxygenated and nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus

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1. vena umbilicalis. 2. (in the pl.) the pair of left and right umbilical veins (qq.v.) in the early embryo, before the right umbilical vein degenerates.

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