funiculus umbilicalis


um·bil·i·cal cord

the definitive connecting stalk between the embryo or fetus and the placenta; at birth it is primarily composed of mucoid connective tissue (Wharton jelly) in which the umbilical vessels are embedded. Synonym(s): chorda umbilicalis, funiculus umbilicalis, funis (1)

um·bil·i·cal cord

(ŭm-bil'i-kăl kōrd) The definitive connecting stalk between the embryo or fetus and the placenta; at birth it is primarily composed of mucoid connective tissue (Wharton jelly) in which the umbilical vessels are embedded.
Synonym(s): funiculus umbilicalis [TA] , funis (1) .