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English
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from a New Latin combining form, from Classical Latin umbilicus; compare also the synonymous prefix at omphalo- § Etymology; as explained at ὀμφαλός § Etymology, all of these words are cognates ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root.
Pronunciation
Prefix
umbilico-
- Of or relating to the umbilicus (navel).
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