vesicoumbilical

English

Etymology

vesico- + umbilical

Adjective

vesicoumbilical (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the urinary bladder and the umbilicus
    • 2015 July 3, Ueli Braun, Karl Nuss, “Uroperitoneum in cattle: Ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment”, in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, volume 57, →DOI:
      The bladder mucosa is discoloured and thickened, has numerous erosions and ulcerations and is covered with fibrin (from Braun et al. [ 11 ]) Immediately after umbilical cord rupture, the urachus retracts into the abdominal cavity toward the apex of the bladder, and its peritoneal covering gives rise to the vesicoumbilical ligament.

Synonyms

  • omphalovesical

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