| Descriptor English: | Umbilicus | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Ombligo                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Umbigo | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Ombilic | ||||
| Tree number(s): | 
                                        A01.923.047.849 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014472 | ||||
| Scope note: | The pit in the center of the ABDOMINAL WALL marking the point where the UMBILICAL CORD entered in the FETUS. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AB                                                            abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology GD growth & development IN injuries IR innervation MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation VI virology  | 
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| Consider Also: | consider also terms at OMPHALO- (navel) | 
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| DeCS ID: | 14871 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D014472 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WE 757 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2011/06/24 | 
                        
                                                                    
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0022248 | 
                                
| Scope note | The pit in the center of the ABDOMINAL WALL marking the point where the UMBILICAL CORD entered in the FETUS. | 
| Preferred term | Umbilicus | 
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