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Also known as belly button, omphalos, umbilicus

The navel (clinically known as the umbilicus; : umbilici or umbilicuses; also known as the belly button or tummy button) is a protruding, flat, or hollowed area on the abdomen at the attachment site of the umbilical cord.

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The navel, commonly called the belly button, is the mark on your abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. It can appear as a protruding bump, a flat area, or a hollow indent depending on how the cord was cut and healed.

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Anatomy.Latin: umbilicus
Anatomy.Width: 230
Anatomy.Name: Navel
Anatomy.Image: Human navel, female.jpg
Anatomy.Caption: The navel is a protruding, flat or hollowed scar left after the umbilical cord detaches.
Anatomy.Precursor: Umbilical cordDuctus venosus
Anatomy.Artery: Umbilical artery
Anatomy.Vein: Umbilical vein

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Research

9,188 papers

Contemplating the navel: Omphalomesenteric duct remnant disorders.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2019Heymann WRDOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.08.077
Navel colors.The New England journal of medicine · 1963TRIMBLE GXDOI: 10.1056/nejm196301312680519
Itchy rash near the navel.ReviewThe Journal of family practice · 2007Seehusen DA, Earwood JS
Internal navel abscesses.The Veterinary record · 1986Brodrick TWDOI: 10.1136/vr.118.22.620-a
Omphaloplasty.Annals of plastic surgery · 1991Ribeiro L, Muzy S, Accorsi ADOI: 10.1097/00000637-199111000-00008
Navel to Knees With Chlorhexidine Gluconate: Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN · 2019Schmudde Y, Olson-Sitki K, Bond J et al.DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000371
Navel encounters.Medicine and health, Rhode Island · 1996Aronson SM
Navel ill.The Veterinary record · 1990Mee JF

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Part of: abdomen
Image: Глубокий пупок.jpg

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Commons category: Navels
arterial supply: umbilical artery
venous drainage: umbilical vein
Commons gallery: Navel
topic's main category: Category:Navel
described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
found in taxon: Placentalia
NCI Thesaurus ID: C77533
develops from: umbilical cord
hashtag: navel

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The navel (clinically known as the umbilicus; : umbilici or umbilicuses; also known as the belly button or tummy button) is a protruding, flat, or hollowed area on the abdomen at the attachment site of the umbilical cord.

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