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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word umbilical cords:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. umbilical cords: Merriam-Webster
  2. umbilical cords: Collins English Dictionary
  3. umbilical cords: Vocabulary.com
  4. umbilical cords: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. umbilical cords: Wiktionary
  6. umbilical cords: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. umbilical cords: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. umbilical cords: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. umbilical cords: Medical dictionary

(Note: See umbilical_cord as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (umbilical cord)

noun:  (anatomy) The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.
noun:  (aerospace) The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and communications when outside a spacecraft.
noun:  (aerospace) Any of the various lines connecting a rocket to its launch pad before liftoff.
noun:  (figurative, including) An overdependence on, or overattachment to, one's parents or guardians.
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