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VESICULA UMBILICUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vesicula umbilicus mean?
• VESICULA UMBILICUS (noun)
The noun VESICULA UMBILICUS has 1 sense:
1. membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functional
Familiarity information: VESICULA UMBILICUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functional
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
umbilical vesicle; vesicula umbilicus; vitelline sac; yolk sac
Hypernyms ("vesicula umbilicus" is a kind of...):
sac (a structure resembling a bag in an animal)
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